Setting
The Magic Mountain
by Thomas Mann

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The Magic Mountain: Setting 1 key example

Definition of Setting

Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the city of New York, or it can be an imagined... read full definition
Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the city of New York, or... read full definition
Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the... read full definition

Key Examples in The Magic Mountain

Foreword
Explanation and Analysis:

The Magic Mountain is primarily set in the Swiss resort town of Davos in the years leading up to World War I, referred to as “the Great War” in the novel, which was published in 1924. Most scenes take place at the Berghof, an international sanatorium for tubercular patients drawn from all around the world.