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Author Riemen, Rob, 1962-

Title Nobility of spirit : a forgotten ideal / Rob Riemen ; translated by Marjolijn de Jager ; foreword by George Steiner.

Publication Info. New Haven : Yale University Press, [2008]
©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xl, 116 pages)
Bibliography
Physical Medium polychrome
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-114).
Summary In the pages of this slim, powerful book Rob Riemen argues with passion that "nobility of spirit" is the quintessence of a civilized world. It is, as Thomas Mann believed, the sole corrective for human history. Without nobility of spirit, culture vanishes.
Contents ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword by George Steiner""; ""Prelude: Dinner at the River Café""; ""The Quest of Thomas Mann""; ""Untimely Conversations on Timely Questions""; ""Be Brave""; ""Selected Bibliography""; ""Author�s Note""
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Subject Nobility of character.
Nobility of character.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Riemen, Rob, 1962- Nobility of spirit. New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2008 (DLC) 2007046550
ISBN 9780300145403 (electronic book)
0300145403 (electronic book)
0300136900 (alkaline paper)
9780300136906 (alkaline paper)
1282089544
9781282089549
9780300136906 (alkaline paper)