A meta-literary moment in this novel occurs when the narrator notes that Chapter 13 was coincidentally dedicated to a discussion of evil.
A meta-literary moment in this novel occurs when the narrator notes that Chapter 13 was coincidentally dedicated to a discussion of evil. That chapter in this novel includes the tale of a sexton's daughter who is burned at the stake for cursing her lover to be impotent whenever he slept with anyone other than her. The protagonist of this novel is fascinated by the butterfly Hetera Esmerelda, and thus gives that nickname to the prostitute that gives him syphilis. In this novel, character trained by Wendell Kretzschmarr writes an Apocalypse oratorio and an opera based on Love's Labours Lost, and at the end of this novel, declares his musical prowess to be due to forswearing love in a pact with the devil. For 10 points, name this novel in which Serenus Zeitblom chronicles the history of Germany and the life of composer Adrian Leverkuhn, by Thomas Mann.
A meta-literary moment in this novel occurs when the narrator notes that Chapter 13 was coincidentally dedicated to a discussion of evil.
Doktor Faustus