Its protagonist expresses admiration for the Swabian theologian Johann Albrecht Bengel while studying at the monastery of Mariafels with the Benedictine monk Father Jacobus.
Fictional treatises described in this work include History of Styles in Sixteenth-Century Lute Music and an essay comparing the horoscopes of Goethe and Spinoza. Its protagonist expresses admiration for the Swabian theologian Johann Albrecht Bengel while studying at the monastery of Mariafels with the Benedictine monk Father Jacobus. This novel represents Nietzsche as Fritz Tegularius, and Thomas Mann as Thomas van der Trave. The protagonist dies by drowning after overseeing the synthesis of mathematics, art, and music by inhabitants of Castalia. For 10 points, name this novel in which Joseph Knecht becomes the Master of the titular pursuit, written by Hermann Hesse.
Fictional treatises described in this work include History of Styles in Sixteenth-Century Lute Music and an essay comparing the horoscopes of Goethe and Spinoza.
The Glass Bead Game [or Das Glasperlenspiel; or Magister Ludi]