These conjoined novellas by the renowned British author Geoff Dyer features a pair of forty-something protagonists, who may or may not be the same person, seeking love and purpose in two cities known for prominent waterways. The first part ...
Gustave von Aschenbach is a writer who travels to Venice for a holiday. One day he notices a beautiful young boy who is staying with his family in the same hotel. Soon his days begin to revolve around seeing this boy and he is too distracte...
Features the classic novella Death in Venice, which follows a middle-aged German writer's anguished passion for a Polish youth met during a holiday in Venice, and its tragic consequences, as well as several short stories including "Tristan"...
In DEATH IN VENICE, an elderly, famous, and wealthy writer named Aschenbach goes on vacation. He becomes fascinated with Tadzio, a young teenager who is staying with his family at Aschenbach's hotel. As his obsession grows, and despite warn...
Subtitle: Complete, Authoritative Text With Biographical and Historical Contexts, Critical History, and Essays from Five Contemporary Critical Perspectives
Beginning with Thomas Mann's infatuation with Wladyslaw Moes, a Polish boy he met in Venice, Gilbert Adair goes on to detail Mann's use of Moes (and the fantasy he represented) in his creation of young Tadzio in his 1912 novel DEATH IN VENI...
In DEATH IN VENICE, an elderly, famous, and wealthy writer named Aschenbach goes on vacation. He becomes fascinated with Tadzio, a young teenager who is staying with his family at Aschenbach's hotel. As his obsession grows, and despite warn...
T.J. Reed presents a superbly rendered interpretation of Thomas Mann's classic Death In Venice, shedding light on such topics as Mann's use of mythology, his adoption of an ornate writing style, and his treatment of homosexuality in the nov...
In DEATH IN VENICE, an elderly, famous, and wealthy writer named Aschenbach goes on vacation. He becomes fascinated with Tadzio, a young teenager who is staying with his family at Aschenbach's hotel. As his obsession grows, and despite warn...
In DEATH IN VENICE (1913), an elderly, famous, and wealthy writer named Aschenbach goes on vacation. He becomes fascinated with Tadzio, a young teenager who is staying with his family at Aschenbach's hotel. As his obsession grows, and despi...
In DEATH IN VENICE, an elderly, famous, and wealthy writer named Aschenbach goes on vacation. He becomes fascinated with Tadzio, a young teenager who is staying with his family at Aschenbach's hotel. As his obsession grows, and despite warn...
