THE PROBLEM OF AESTHETICISM IN THOMAS MANN’S ”DEATH IN VENICE”
THE PROBLEM OF AESTHETICISM IN THOMAS MANN’S ”DEATH IN VENICE”

Summary/Abstract: Thomas Mann's short stories from the beginning of the 20th century bring into discussion the problem of aestheticism, as was also emphasized by literary criticism, but also a certain perspective on a neoclassical ideal. The epic of small dimensions (the sketch, the story, the short story) characterizes the beginning of the 20th century, being focused on social observation, psychological analysis, symbolism and the fantastic. "No one remains unchanged after going through a process of self-knowledge", says Thomas Mann. Thus, in his writings he attempts a deepening, a highlighting of everything that self-knowledge means and produces.

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