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This critical edition of Mann's 1912 modernist novella reprints the widely praised translation by David Luke. Accompanying this text, five critical essays examine the work from five contemporary critical perspectives: Psychoanalytic Criticism, by Rodney Symington Reader-Response Criticism, by Lilian Furst Cultural Criticism, by John Burt Foster, jr. Gender Criticism, by Robert Tobin New History, by Russell Berman A succinct introduction to the history, principles, and practice of each critical approach precedes each essay. Readers may also benefit from extensive bibliographies following the essays and a glossary of critical and theoretical terms. The editor's introduction to the book discusses biographical and historical contexts for both Mann and his text. Her survey of critical responses to it starts in 1912 and ends in 1998.BooknewsThis critical edition of Thomas Mann's 1912 German modernist novella reprints the widely praised translation by David Luke together with five critical essays from psychoanalytic, reader-response, cultural, gender, and new historicist perspectives. Each essay is accompanied by an introduction to the history, principles, and practice of the perspective and by a bibliography that promotes further exploration of that approach. A glossary of critical and theoretical terms and an introduction by the editor are also included. Distributed by St. Martin's Press. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
About the SeriesAbout the VolumePt. 1Death in Venice: The Complete TextThe Complete Text23Pt. 2Death in Venice: A Case Study in Contemporary CriticismA Critical History of Death in Venice91Psychoanalytic Criticism and Death in Venice110The Eruption of the Other: Psychoanalytic Approaches to Death in Venice127Reader-Response Criticism and Death in Venice142The Potential Deceptiveness of Reading in Death in Venice158Cultural Criticism and Death in Venice171Why Is Tadzio Polish? Kultur and Cultural Multiplicity in Death in Venice192Gender Criticism and Death in Venice211The Life and Work of Thomas Mann: A Gay Perspective225The New Historicism and Death in Venice245History and Community in Death in Venice263Glossary of Critical and Theoretical Terms281About the Contributors294
