Talk:Buddenbrooks

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2008 Movie

if possible, could someone say something about the movie adaptions, and more specifically the 2008 movie? --81.241.224.226 19:24, 14 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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No final s

The name is Buddenbrook. There is no final s. Mann's title is the plural of the name and is therefore Buddenbrooks, instead of Buddenbrook.Lestrade (talk) 17:47, 18 February 2008 (UTC)Lestrade[reply]

Contested statement

In the "Major themes" section the following assertion is made: There are also homoerotic components in this novel, as generally in Thomas Mann's works. I would like to know exactly what these components are and where they appear in the novel and in Mann's works generally. As far as I know, there are none. Even Death in Venice had a non-erotic description of the older protagonist's fascination with youthfulness and aesthetic ideality. If no citations are forthcoming, I will delete this sentence.Lestrade (talk) 03:01, 5 March 2008 (UTC)Lestrade[reply]

Irony

In several places, the article claims that Mann's writing was ironic. I take "irony" to mean "saying the opposite of what you mean." Where, in Buddenbrooks, does Mann use irony? Is this just a parroting of Erich Heller's title?Lestrade (talk) 16:57, 13 August 2008 (UTC)Lestrade[reply]

plot summary

It seems odd that the article never summarizes the plot of the novel. 72.89.111.219 (talk) 20:39, 18 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Translations

Anyone want to add what English translations have been made, and their respective merits / influences? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.29.167.121 (talk) 21:32, 21 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]