Death in Venice in Literature and Film: Six 20th-Century Versions

Thomas Mann's Death in Venice serves as a 20th-century archetype of a tale of Venice as labyrinth fatal to the northern visitor. This essay discusses Mann's novella in relation to Daphne du Maurier's "Don't Look Now" and Ian McEwan's The Comfort of Strangers, as we...

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Published in:Mosaic (Winnipeg) 1999-03, Vol.32 (1), p.35-54
Main Author: VON DER LIPPE, GEORGE B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
20th century
British & Irish literature
Culture
du Maurier, Daphne
English literature
Fear
German literature
History & criticism
Labyrinths
Literary criticism
Literature
Mann, Thomas
Mann, Thomas (1875-1955)
Mann, Thomas (German writer)
Mazes
McEwan, Ian (1948- )
Metamorphosis
Mosaic
Motion picture criticism
Motion pictures
Movies
Novella
Novels
Platens
Protagonists
Roeg, Nicolas
Schrader, Paul
Tales
Visconti, Luchino (1906-1976)
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Summary:Thomas Mann's Death in Venice serves as a 20th-century archetype of a tale of Venice as labyrinth fatal to the northern visitor. This essay discusses Mann's novella in relation to Daphne du Maurier's "Don't Look Now" and Ian McEwan's The Comfort of Strangers, as well as the three films which they inspired.
ISSN:0027-1276
1925-5683