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'''Artist:''' Thomas Mann
'''Artist:''' Thomas Mann


'''Confronting Bodies:''' Helen Lowe-Porter
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Helen Lowe-Porter


 
'''Dates of Action:''' 1925-1960
 
'''Dates of Action:''' Throughout the 1930's and 40's
 
 


'''Location:''' N/A
'''Location:''' N/A


'''Description of Artwork:''' Mann's work often undermined western culture's patriarchal structure of social, sexual, and spiritual premises. His novels are known for being highly symbolic and giving insight into the minds of artists.


'''The Incident:''' Being Jewish in Nazi Germany, Mann quickly had to shift his target audience away from Germany. He relied on the rushed English translations of Helen Lowe-Porter. Although these were suitable for establishing an audience in the English-speaking world, they were widely in accurate and often censored. Not only were metaphors destroyed through sloppy translating, but many deliberate acts of censorship also came into play. Simple but powerful statements on "idealism and socialism" were verbally toned down to being about "the social and the ideal." A huge passage where he enthusiastically describes his conversion from a monarchist to a democrat is purged completely. Even homosexual desires are rewritten to be heterosexual.


'''Description of Artwork:''' Mann's work often undermined western culture's patriarchal structure of social, sexual, and spiritual premises. His novels are known for being highly symbolic and giving insight into the minds of artists. <P>
'''Results of Incident:''' Lowe-Porter's monopoly on all Mann's work lasted for 50 years. It was not until the 1990's that new English translations of Mann's work started coming into the market.  
 
 
 
'''The Incident:''' Being Jewish in Nazi Germany, Mann quickly had to shift his target audience away from Germany. He relied on the rushed English translations of Helen Lowe-Porter. Although these were suitable for establishing an audience in the English-speaking world, they were widely in accurate and often censored. Not only were metaphors destroyed through sloppy translating, but many deliberate acts of censorship also came into play. Simple but powerful statements on "idealism and socialism" were verbally toned down to being about "the social and the ideal." A huge passage where he enthusiastically describes his conversion from a monarchist to a democrat is purged completely. Even homosexual desires are rewritten to be heterosexual. <P>
 
 
 
'''Results of Incident:''' Lowe-Porter's monopoly on all Mann's work lasted for 50 years. It was not until the 1990's that new English translations of Mann's work started coming into the market. <P>
 
 


'''Source:''' Censorship: A World Encyclopedia. Ed. Derek Jones. Chicago; London: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001.
'''Source:''' Censorship: A World Encyclopedia. Ed. Derek Jones. Chicago; London: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001.


 
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Latest revision as of 19:22, 1 August 2011

Date: 1875-1955

Region: North America, Europe

Subject: Explicit Sexuality, Political/Economic/Social Opinion, Religion

Medium: Literature


Thomas Mann.jpg

Artist: Thomas Mann

Confronting Bodies: Helen Lowe-Porter

Dates of Action: 1925-1960

Location: N/A

Description of Artwork: Mann's work often undermined western culture's patriarchal structure of social, sexual, and spiritual premises. His novels are known for being highly symbolic and giving insight into the minds of artists.

The Incident: Being Jewish in Nazi Germany, Mann quickly had to shift his target audience away from Germany. He relied on the rushed English translations of Helen Lowe-Porter. Although these were suitable for establishing an audience in the English-speaking world, they were widely in accurate and often censored. Not only were metaphors destroyed through sloppy translating, but many deliberate acts of censorship also came into play. Simple but powerful statements on "idealism and socialism" were verbally toned down to being about "the social and the ideal." A huge passage where he enthusiastically describes his conversion from a monarchist to a democrat is purged completely. Even homosexual desires are rewritten to be heterosexual.

Results of Incident: Lowe-Porter's monopoly on all Mann's work lasted for 50 years. It was not until the 1990's that new English translations of Mann's work started coming into the market.

Source: Censorship: A World Encyclopedia. Ed. Derek Jones. Chicago; London: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001.