Meno Spann (1903-1991) Papers 1903-1991

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Meno Spann (1903-1991) Papers 1903-1991

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Meno Spann was a dynamic and popular teacher of German at Northwestern University from 1943 until his retirement in 1971, returning to teach briefly in 1977. His research interests emphasized the work of late nineteenth and early-twentieth century novelist and short-story writer Franz Kafka. He used puppet shows emulating the performance of Marlowe's to aid in teaching and popularizing German and German literature. The Meno Spann Papers are organized into seven categories: biographical materials, education, general correspondence, materials related to Spann's puppet plays, research and teaching files, speeches and papers, and materials relating to Spann's publications. Dr. Faustus

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Spann, Meno, 1903-1991

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Shortly after his birth in Coblenz, Germany, on Marćh 23, 1903, Meno Spann was baptized as Meno Hans Dagobert Rafael. His Hungarian-born, actress-mother Vilma Rafael fled Coblenz soon afterwards with his half-brother, abandoning Meno to foster care. Later Adolf and Clara (nee Erich) Spann, theater colleagues of Vilma Rafael, took over Meno's care, adopting him on February 19, 1913. The Spanns leased a home in Hannover in 1916, and Meno was educated at the Kaiser Wilhelm Gymnasium in...

Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924

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Franz Kafka (b. July 3, 1883, Prague, Czech Republic–d. June 3, 1924, Klosterneuburg, Austria) was a novelist and short story writer, widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. His work, which fuses elements of realism and the fantastic, typically features isolated protagonists faced by bizarre or surrealistic predicaments and incomprehensible social-bureaucratic powers, and has been interpreted as exploring themes of alienation, existential anxiety, guilt, and absur...