Correspondence to Alma Mahler and Franz Werfel, 1945-1949.

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Maass, Joachim, 1901-1972.

Language:

German

Physical Description:

4 items (4 leaves)

Contained In:

Mahler-Werfel Papers. Folder 761.

Place of Publication:

1945-1949.

Language Note:

In German.

Biography/History:

Maass had emigrated to the U.S. in 1939; at the time of the correspondence he was teaching German literature at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Mass. He included works by Werfel in a course he taught on modern German literature. After Werfel's death he apparently had a friendly relationship with Alma Mahler and visited her at some point in New York.

Summary:

Includes Maass's response to Werfel's play, Jacobowsky und der Oberst, and his expression of gratitude to Alma Mahler, who had apparently responded positively to a work-in-progress by Maass.