The sixth biennial "Davoser Literaturtage" on literature and medicine (founded
by Helmut Koopmann and Christian Virchow) will take place from 8 to 14 August
in Davos, Switzerland. The topic of this year's event is "Love and Death - in
Venice and elsewhere". Leading Germanists such as Terence J. Reed from Oxford
and physicians/medical historians such as Thomas Rütten from Newcastle upon
Tyne will present hitherto unknown sources, unearth new strands of meaning and
intertextuality in Thomas Mann's novellas and discuss the cultural significance
of medical ideas to be found in them. We are delighted to have Frido Mann,
Thomas Mann's grandson, as our special guest this year. For the programme
which includes guided tours and films on Thomas Mann's novellas, see
http://www.davos.ch/pdf/Lit_Hauptprogramm.pdf. Online registration under
https://formular.beagthusis.ch/10/10_350.php. For further information and
reservation, please contact Davos Tourismus, 7370 Davos Platz, Switzerland, [log in to unmask] or Thomas Rütten ([log in to unmask])
Thomas Rütten
http://historical-studies.ncl.ac.uk/people/thomas_rutten/index.htm
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