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Jan de Vries, Nori Geary3

6/12/22

Jan, In one sense, as the involuntary reaction to an unexpected stimulus, "start" is nearly

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Jan, In one sense, as the involuntary reaction to an unexpected stimulus, "start" is nearly

6/12/22

6/1/22

At last a chapter I can understand. Mann's descriptions of internal dialogues are convincing. For

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At last a chapter I can understand. Mann's descriptions of internal dialogues are convincing. For

6/1/22

Jan de Vries, Nori Geary5

5/30/22

Hi Jan, Yes, the unconscious is hard to study, and its role in disturbed mental function remains

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Hi Jan, Yes, the unconscious is hard to study, and its role in disturbed mental function remains

5/30/22

Jan de Vries, … Nori Geary11

5/24/22

FROM NORI Thank you for another interesting comment, Sarah. Here are some responses to it. I will

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FROM NORI Thank you for another interesting comment, Sarah. Here are some responses to it. I will

5/24/22

bearsnotice, Jan de Vries5

5/19/22

Latte in Wiemar chapter 7

Hi all, Some short corrections for clarity. Paragraph one: “it is my understanding from other

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Latte in Wiemar chapter 7

Hi all, Some short corrections for clarity. Paragraph one: “it is my understanding from other

5/19/22

5/15/22

Please forgive my typos

Hi II am Learning the Apple dictate type App so please forgive my typos. Should Be better in a week

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Please forgive my typos

Hi II am Learning the Apple dictate type App so please forgive my typos. Should Be better in a week

5/15/22

Jan de Vries, … Sarah Robinson3

5/8/22

Hi, am not sure if we are back on gmail or still on the google book site too. Jan, you are missing

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Hi, am not sure if we are back on gmail or still on the google book site too. Jan, you are missing

5/8/22

5/2/22

Chapter 5 comment and conversation

Again I am reflecting on Mann's “voice” in these chapters and why he chose Goethe. Again we know

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Chapter 5 comment and conversation

Again I am reflecting on Mann's “voice” in these chapters and why he chose Goethe. Again we know

5/2/22

5/2/22

Good morning! I want to share some author research, and then zero in on Nori's correct

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Good morning! I want to share some author research, and then zero in on Nori's correct

5/2/22

5/1/22

Hi Nori and Jan, Thanks Nori for the historical work. Wonderful and helpful. I am posting in the AM

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Hi Nori and Jan, Thanks Nori for the historical work. Wonderful and helpful. I am posting in the AM

5/1/22

4/30/22

In chapter 5 Adele describes Ottilie as a wonderful girl who is entangled in an on/off relationship

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In chapter 5 Adele describes Ottilie as a wonderful girl who is entangled in an on/off relationship

4/30/22

4/27/22

More on chapter 4

Perhaps Mann is presenting the metamorphosis of Goethe from the unknown but ambitious writer of “The

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More on chapter 4

Perhaps Mann is presenting the metamorphosis of Goethe from the unknown but ambitious writer of “The

4/27/22

4/26/22

Chapter 4 continued.

At this point clearly Latte is interested in continuing the visit and conversation. Latte apologizes

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Chapter 4 continued.

At this point clearly Latte is interested in continuing the visit and conversation. Latte apologizes

4/26/22

4/26/22

Chapters 4 and 5 reflections and conversation points

Clearly Lotte continues to be the central character in the first five chapters, as she is manipulated

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Chapters 4 and 5 reflections and conversation points

Clearly Lotte continues to be the central character in the first five chapters, as she is manipulated

4/26/22

Nori Geary, … Jan de Vries8

4/16/22

Comments on Lotte in Weimar, chapters 1-3, by Nori

Good plan; ch 4 for next Sunday, April 24. I certainly hope we have something to say other than

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Comments on Lotte in Weimar, chapters 1-3, by Nori

Good plan; ch 4 for next Sunday, April 24. I certainly hope we have something to say other than

4/16/22

4/14/22

Chapters 1-6 in “Latte in Weimar”

Hi, this is indeed a hard read to make sense of! I suggested looking at Thachery's satirical poem

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Chapters 1-6 in “Latte in Weimar”

Hi, this is indeed a hard read to make sense of! I suggested looking at Thachery's satirical poem

4/14/22

bearsnotice, Jan de Vries3

4/11/22

I looked up Goethe, and the history in his lifetime. A plot summary of “The sorrows of young Werther”

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I looked up Goethe, and the history in his lifetime. A plot summary of “The sorrows of young Werther”

4/11/22

Jan de Vries, Nori Geary2

3/27/22

Chapter 1 & 2 of "Lotte in Weimar"

I agree that so far only the language is attractive, and its charms have worn thin. Frau Councilor -

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Chapter 1 & 2 of "Lotte in Weimar"

I agree that so far only the language is attractive, and its charms have worn thin. Frau Councilor -

3/27/22

3/21/22

Summary of "Lotte in Weimar" copied from GoodReads

Forty years after their youthful association, Lotte Kestner, real-life heroine of Goethe's famous

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Summary of "Lotte in Weimar" copied from GoodReads

Forty years after their youthful association, Lotte Kestner, real-life heroine of Goethe's famous

3/21/22

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