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Jan de Vries
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Nori Geary
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6/12/22
Chapter 9
Jan, In one sense, as the involuntary reaction to an unexpected stimulus, "start" is nearly
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Chapter 9
Jan, In one sense, as the involuntary reaction to an unexpected stimulus, "start" is nearly
6/12/22
Jan de Vries
6/1/22
Chapter 8
At last a chapter I can understand. Mann's descriptions of internal dialogues are convincing. For
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Chapter 8
At last a chapter I can understand. Mann's descriptions of internal dialogues are convincing. For
6/1/22
Jan de Vries
,
Nori Geary
5
5/30/22
Chapter 7
Hi Jan, Yes, the unconscious is hard to study, and its role in disturbed mental function remains
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Chapter 7
Hi Jan, Yes, the unconscious is hard to study, and its role in disturbed mental function remains
5/30/22
Jan de Vries
, …
Nori Geary
11
5/24/22
Chapter 4
FROM NORI Thank you for another interesting comment, Sarah. Here are some responses to it. I will
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Chapter 4
FROM NORI Thank you for another interesting comment, Sarah. Here are some responses to it. I will
5/24/22
bearsnotice
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Jan de Vries
5
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
bearsnotice
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 Robinson
3
5/8/22
Chapter 6
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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Chapter 6
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
bearsnotice
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
bearsnotice
5/2/22
Chapter 5
Good morning! I want to share some author research, and then zero in on Nori's correct
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Chapter 5
Good morning! I want to share some author research, and then zero in on Nori's correct
5/2/22
bearsnotice
5/1/22
Chapter 5
Hi Nori and Jan, Thanks Nori for the historical work. Wonderful and helpful. I am posting in the AM
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Chapter 5
Hi Nori and Jan, Thanks Nori for the historical work. Wonderful and helpful. I am posting in the AM
5/1/22
Jan de Vries
4/30/22
Chapter 5
In chapter 5 Adele describes Ottilie as a wonderful girl who is entangled in an on/off relationship
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Chapter 5
In chapter 5 Adele describes Ottilie as a wonderful girl who is entangled in an on/off relationship
4/30/22
bearsnotice
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
bearsnotice
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
bearsnotice
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 Vries
8
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
bearsnotice
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
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Jan de Vries
3
4/11/22
Chapter 3
I looked up Goethe, and the history in his lifetime. A plot summary of “The sorrows of young Werther”
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Chapter 3
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 Geary
2
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
Jan de Vries
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