Under a Venice Moon
Under a Venice Moon

Author: Margaret Cameron

Publisher: Hachette Australia

Published: 2022-02-23

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 0733648304

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Life isn't a sort of practice run, something you can afford to play around with. They don't offer second and third chances to get it right. Use it better. Live it fuller. A week in Venice ignites Margaret Cameron's interest in the private city behind the tourist facade and the obscure tales from its history. Tantalised by stories of this lesser-known Venice she returns the following August for a month-long stay, determined to uncover the Venice of the Venetians. Stepping out from her comfort zone, Margaret finds that friendships - unexpected and spontaneous - blossom within palazzi walls and she makes a discovery: life can lead you along rewarding paths, if you let it. As each day passes, her time in Venice becomes more than just an interlude; soon, the city feels like home. Could she leave her satisfying life in Perth and start anew in Venice? The question becomes urgent when romance waits where she least expected to find it . . .

Venetian Moon
Venetian Moon

Author: Maria Swan

Publisher:

Published: 2016-08-29

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9781536943719

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When she felt her new life falling apart, she fled to Venice, and watched her life go to pieces... An Italian in California, Lella York proves that you can take the woman out of Italy, but you can't take Italy out of the woman. Convinced her lover is cheating on her with his ex-wife, Lella is hiding out in Venice, Italy, where her son Kyle is wrapping up a film. Passionate, impulsive, and menopausal, she sees her romance hiatus cut short when the papers name her the femme fatale lover of an iconic Italian actor who disappears without a trace. Lella and Kyle criss-cross European borders to escape the rabid Italian paparazzi, but her complications grow thanks to her son's seemingly serious relationship with a spicy little Italian dish, and the hurt feelings of her lover who's shown up half way around the world facing his own crisis as well as Lella's rejection. Never one to lose her sense of humor despite the flare up of danger and hot flashes, Lella must once again face down evil with her illimitable Italian flair.

Death in Venice
Death in Venice

Author: Thomas Mann

Publisher: urzeni yayınevi

Published: 2017-07-04

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 6057941705

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One of the most famous literary works of the 20th century, the novella “Death in Venice” embodies themes that preoccupied Thomas Mann (1875–1955) in much of his work; the duality of art and life, the presence of death and disintegration in the midst of existence, the connection between love and suffering, and the conflict between the artist and his inner self. Mann’s handling of these concerns in this story of a middle-aged German writer, torn by his passion for a Polish youth met on holiday in Venice, resulted in a work of great psychological intensity and tragic power.

Killing the Moonlight
Killing the Moonlight

Author: Jennifer Scappettone

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2014-11-25

Total Pages: 481

ISBN-13: 0231537743

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As a city that seems to float between Europe and Asia, removed by a lagoon from the tempos of terra firma, Venice has long seduced the Western imagination. Since the 1797 fall of the Venetian Republic, fantasies about the sinking city have engendered an elaborate series of romantic clichés, provoking conflicting responses: some modern artists and intellectuals embrace the resistance to modernity manifest in Venice's labyrinthine premodern form and temporality, whereas others aspire to modernize by "killing the moonlight" of Venice, in the Futurists' notorious phrase. Spanning the history of literature, art, and architecture—from John Ruskin, Henry James, and Ezra Pound to Manfredo Tafuri, Italo Calvino, Jeanette Winterson, and Robert Coover—Killing the Moonlight tracks the pressures that modernity has placed on the legacy of romantic Venice, and the distinctive strains of aesthetic invention that resulted from the clash. In Venetian incarnations of modernism, the anachronistic urban fabric and vestigial sentiment that both the nation-state of Italy and the historical avant-garde would cast off become incompletely assimilated parts of the new. Killing the Moonlight brings Venice into the geography of modernity as a living city rather than a metaphor for death, and presents the archipelago as a crucible for those seeking to define and transgress the conceptual limits of modernism. In strategic detours from the capitals of modernity, the book redrafts the confines of modernist culture in both geographical and historical terms.

Death in Venice
Death in Venice

Author: Will Aitken

Publisher: arsenal pulp press

Published: 2011-11-15

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 1551524198

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A Queer Film Classic on Luchino Visconti’s lyrical 1971 film adaptation of the Thomas Mann novel.

Death In Venice
Death In Venice

Author: Thomas Mann

Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan

Published: 2023-10-01

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13:

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Death in Venice by Thomas Mann: Death in Venice is a haunting novella by Thomas Mann that explores the themes of beauty, desire, and the pursuit of perfection. Set in the early 20th century, the story follows Gustav von Aschenbach, a renowned writer, as he becomes captivated by the allure of a young boy he encounters in the city of Venice, ultimately leading to his spiritual and physical decline. Key Points: Mann's novella delves into the complexities of desire and the destructive power of obsession, as Aschenbach's infatuation with the boy becomes an all-consuming force that disrupts his moral compass and challenges his notions of art and beauty. Death in Venice examines themes of decay, mortality, and the juxtaposition of artistic ideals with the realities of human existence, offering a profound exploration of the tension between the pursuit of aesthetic perfection and the inevitable imperfections of life. The novella showcases Mann's masterful prose and psychological insight, delving into the inner turmoil and psychological disintegration of the protagonist, while also providing a poignant commentary on the limitations and consequences of unbridled desire.

Death in a Strange Country
Death in a Strange Country

Author: Donna Leon

Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

Published: 2008-12-30

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 1555848982

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The New York Times–bestselling series continues with the murder of an American soldier in Venice: “This is definitely an author to watch (Kirkus Reviews). Early one morning, Commissario Guido Brunetti of the Venice police confronts a grisly sight when the body of a young man is fished out of a fetid canal. All clues point to a violent mugging, but for Brunetti the motive of robbery seems altogether too convenient. When something discovered in the victim’s apartment suggests the existence of a high-level conspiracy, Brunetti becomes convinced that somebody, somewhere, is taking great pains to provide a ready-made solution to the crime. Rich with atmosphere and marvelous plotting, Death in a Strange Country is a superb novel in Donna Leon’s chilling Venetian mystery series. Praise for Donna Leon and the Commissario Brunetti Mysteries “One of the best international crime writers is Donna Leon, and her Commissario Guido Brunetti tales set in Venice are at the apex of continental thrillers.” —Rocky Mountain News “Leon’s books shimmer in the grace of their setting and are warmed by the charm of her characters.” —The New York Times Book Review “Brunetti . . . long ago joined the ranks of the classic fictional detectives.” —Evening Standard “Commissario Brunetti, most charismatic current Euro-cop, uncovers deadly ants’ nest of corruption. A highly accomplished, scary read.” —The Guardian

Thomas Mann in English
Thomas Mann in English

Author: David Horton

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2013-04-11

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1441182772

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Thomas Mann owes his place in world literature to the dissemination of his works through translation. Indeed, it was the monumental success of the original English translations that earned him the title of 'the greatest living man of letters' during his years in American exile (1938-52). This book provides the first systematic exploration of the English versions, illustrating the vicissitudes of literary translation through a principled discussion of a major author. The study illuminates the contexts in which the translations were produced before exploring the transformations Mann's work has undergone in the process of transfer. An exemplary analysis of selected textual dimensions demonstrates the multiplicity of factors which impinge upon literary translation, leading far beyond the traditional preoccupation with issues of equivalence. Thomas Mann in English thus fills a gap both in translation studies, where Thomas Mann serves as a constant but ill-defined point of reference, and in literary studies, which has focused increasingly on the author's wider reception.

Murder in Venice
Murder in Venice

Author: R. Suryanarayanan

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2011-12-22

Total Pages: 151

ISBN-13: 1469133687

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Murder in Venice is the story of Sankaran Namboodri, a young man passionate about astronomy and related mathematics, whose thirst for knowledge inducts him to travel to Italy to meet Galileo Galilei and share the advanced astronomy developed by Hindu astronomers. Born in Irinjalakuda, a village in Kerala on the West coast of India also the birthplace of Madhava, a great mathematician born 250 years earlier, Sankaran prepares to take over from his father as the temple priest by studying the Vedic scriptures following the traditions. Recognising his talent for understanding complex scriptures and mathematics, and his insatiable curiosity of the sky, his father wants him to become an astronomer. To acquire further knowledge in astronomy, Sankaran plans a trip to Ujjain, the seat of great discoveries in Hindu astronomy. On his way, at the city of Kozhikode, by a strange coincidence he meets a renowned scholar, Ananthan, who has just returned from Ujjain with the latest teachings. Ananthan transfers all his knowledge to Sankaran and with the help of an Italian Catholic missionary, convinces Sankaran that he should go to Italy so that the contributions of Hindu astronomers may be known to Galileo Galilee. Sankaran accepts the challenge. The Italian maestro is not only surprised by Sankarans knowledge of astronomical predictive calculations and citations from ancient Vedic scriptures and but even more amazed that Hindu astronomers had conceptualised a heliocentric universe long before. The Auhtorities of Rome firmly believe that the earth is fixed with the Sun going round and oppose vehemently Galileos views. A messenger from Rome warns Galileo that his life as well as that of Sankaran is in danger as his views are being lately labeled as blasphematory by the Authorities. Galileo sends Sankaran away to hide in Venice convinced that in a matter of weeks, and with the help of Sankarans knowledge, he will be able to alter the opinion of the Authorities of Rome. But will he succeed? Will the world come to know about Sankarans mission? The reader will get an insight on the contribution of Hindu Astronomy often forgotten as we celebrate the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the telescope by Galileo.

The Historian
The Historian

Author: Elizabeth Kostova

Publisher: Little, Brown

Published: 2005-06-01

Total Pages: 660

ISBN-13: 075951383X

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The record-breaking phenomenon from Elizabeth Kostova is a celebrated masterpiece that "refashioned the vampire myth into a compelling contemporary novel, a late-night page-turner" (San Francisco Chronicle). Breathtakingly suspenseful and beautifully written, The Historian is the story of a young woman plunged into a labyrinth where the secrets of her family’s past connect to an inconceivable evil: the dark fifteenth-century reign of Vlad the Impaler and a time-defying pact that may have kept his awful work alive through the ages. The search for the truth becomes an adventure of monumental proportions, taking us from monasteries and dusty libraries to the capitals of Eastern Europe—in a feat of storytelling so rich, so hypnotic, so exciting that it has enthralled readers around the world. “Part thriller, part history, part romance...Kostova has a keen sense of storytelling and she has a marvelous tale to tell.” —Baltimore Sun