Episode 80: Thomas Mann and Abraham Lincoln in Wartime
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Phil discusses wartime reflections by Thomas Mann and Abraham Lincoln with literary critic Morten Hoi Jensen.
Phil is joined by Morten Hoi Jensen, literary critic and author of the forthcoming "The Master of Contradictions Thomas Mann and the Making of The Magic Mountain," to discuss Thomas Mann's 1914 "Thoughts in Wartime" and Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address The Manifesto: Thomas Mann, "Thoughts in Wartime" https://www.nyrb.com/products/reflections-of-a-nonpolitical-man The Art: Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address https://www.nps.gov/linc/learn/historyculture/lincoln-second-inaugural.htm To pre-order Morten's book: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300233742/the-master-of-contradictions/
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