Deaths in Venice - The Cases of Gustav Von Aschenbach

Published in 1913, Thomas Mann's Death in Venice is one of the most widely read novellas in any language. In the 1970s, Benjamin Britten adapted it into an opera, and Luchino Visconti turned it into a successful film. Reading these works from a philosophical perspective, Philip Kitcher connects the predicament of the novella's central character to Western thought's most compelling questions.

About the author

Philip Kitcher is the John Dewey Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University and the author of numerous books and articles, including Science in a Democratic Society, The Ethical Project, and Preludes to Pragmatism: Toward a Reconstruction of Philosophy.

Summary

Diving into the philosophical depths of Thomas Mann's beloved novella, as imagined in words, music, and film.

Report

"Deaths in Venice is a thorough discussion of the possible relation of literature, and art in general, to philosophical thinking. It is this double intensity of perspectives-a double intensity that is never sacrificed in the one or the other direction-that makes reading the book a unique experience." - Rudiger Campe, Yale University

Product details

• Authors: Philip Kitcher
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.07.2016
• EAN: 9780231162654
• ISBN: 978-0-231-16265-4
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures; Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures; Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures (COL)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Philosophy, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General, PHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Opera, german, Opera, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000