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Mazzella, Anthony J. “’Death in Venice’: Fiction and Film.†College Literature, Vol. 5, No. 3. 1978. 183-194. Ritter, Naomi. “Death in Venice: Thomas Mann. Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism.†Blackwell Publishing, Vol. 32, No. 2. 1999. 190-200. Church, Margaret. “’Death in Venice’: A Study of Creativity.†College English. Vol. 23, No. 8. 1962. 648-651. Margaret Church discusses the lirearty elements Thomas Mann used in Death in Venice. She identifies a number of themes. The first and most obvious theme is conflict with death, which is introduced in the cemetery at the beginning of the novella. As the story develops, so does a second theme of Aschenbach’s disciplined service. Aschenbach’s life becomes more complicated, and a theme of degeneration becomes readily apparent. His loneliness distorts his perceptions and he becomes fixated with the young boy Tadzio. Distortion is another theme that Church identifies, and she argues that it is coupled with a theme of corruption. The story ends with Aschenbach’s lonely death, indicating the failure of the artist.
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