Correspondence to Alma Mahler and Adolf Klarmann, 1940-1954.

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Moenius, Georg, 1890-1953. Correspondence to Alma Mahler and Adolf Klarmann, 1940-1954.

Correspondence to Alma Mahler and Adolf Klarmann, 1940-1954.

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Moenius's letters reflect a warm friendship with Alma Mahler; mention his travels (including stays in Mexico and, after the war, in England, Italy and Germany), his writings and other activities; and sometimes include news or reflections pertaining to Franz Werfel and Werfel's work. Included is a typescript of the funeral oration that Moenius gave at Werfel's burial in 1945. In the 4 items addressed to Klarmann, Moenius reflects on Werfel's death and offers his responses to a reading of the manuscript of Werfel's last novel, Stern der Ungeborenen, as well as to an article by Klarmann about Werfel. Father Basilius's letter to Moenius concerns Werfel and his work, especially his novel Das Lied von Bernadette. The letters from Albert Winter and his wife convey details about the last months of Moenius's life, his work at that time, his illness and his death. The letters from Ernst Karl Winter concern his friendship with Moenius and the possiblity of his writing a memorial article about him; he also sought clarification from Alma about Moenius's role in Werfel's spiritual life, especially whether he performed an emergency baptism after Werfel's death, as was rumored in the German-language Catholic press in Europe.

55 items (71 leaves)

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