Tristan (novella)

Tristan is a 1903 novella by German writer Thomas Mann set in a sanatorium. It contains many references to the myth of Tristan and Iseult. The novella alludes in particular to the version presented in Richard Wagner's opera of the same name. As such, it can be seen as an ironic paraphrase, juxtaposing the romantic heroism of Wagner's characters with their essentially flawed counterparts in the novella.

Tristan
First edition
AuthorThomas Mann
Original titleTristan
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman
PublisherReclam
Publication date
1903
OCLC4764708

English translations

  • H. T. Lowe-Porter (1936)
  • David Luke (1988)
  • Joachim Neugroschel (1998)
  • Jefferson S. Chase (1999)


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