{"product_id":"death-in-venice-and-other-stories-9780198850076","title":"Death in Venice and Other Stories","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e'impossible here, absurd, depraved, ludicrous and yet sacred, still honourable, even here: \"I love you!\"'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume contains a generous selection of the short fiction Thomas Mann published in the years 1897 to 1912, after which he turned to larger-scale projects. The acknowledged classic among the early shorter fiction is the novella \u003cem\u003eDeath in Venice\u003c\/em\u003e, in which Mann develops a lyrical style and a range of mythological allusions, through the forbidden love of a middle-aged man for a teenage boy, a theme with roots in Mann's own emotional experience. In many of his shorter works, Mann uses irony and humour to treat the conflict between sensitive, often artistic souls and the vital, often brutal forces of life. The stories, usually about isolated figures, convey a mixture of humour, sadness, and irony which invites ambivalent responses from readers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new set of translations by Ritchie Robertson and Nicola Luckhurst is accompanied by explanatory notes and introduction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas Mann \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNicola Luckhurst is an academic and translator. A specialist in modernism, her publications include \u003cem\u003eScience and Structure in Proust's A la recherche\u003c\/em\u003e (2000), \u003cem\u003eVirginia Woolf in Camera\u003c\/em\u003e (2001), (as editor) \u003cem\u003eThe European Reception of Virginia Woolf\u003c\/em\u003e (2002), and a translation of Freud's \u003cem\u003eStudies in Hysteria\u003c\/em\u003e (2004). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRitchie Robertson retired in 2021 as Schwarz-Taylor Professor of German in the University of Oxford. For the greater part of his career he was Fellow and Tutor of St John's College, Oxford. He is now an Emeritus Fellow of the Queen's College. His many books include \u003cem\u003eKafka: Judaism, Politics, and Literature\u003c\/em\u003e (1985), \u003cem\u003eThe Enlightenment: The Pursiuit of Happiness, 1680-1790\u003c\/em\u003e (2020) and \u003cem\u003eGerman Political Tragedy: The Machiavellian Plot and the Necessary Crime\u003c\/em\u003e (2024), as well as books on Kafka and Goethe in OUP's \u003cem\u003eVery Short Introductions\u003c\/em\u003e series. Since 2004, he has been a Fellow of the British Academy.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52160397312274,"sku":"9780198850076","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_11976000-a015-4a10-a88f-2b7ee6dbf1b8.jpg?v=1775058265","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/death-in-venice-and-other-stories-9780198850076","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}