Death in Venice
by Thomas Mann
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Death in Venice: Setting 1 key example

Definition of Setting

Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the city of New York, or it can be an imagined... read full definition
Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the city of New York, or... read full definition
Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the... read full definition

Key Examples in Death in Venice

Chapter 5
Explanation and Analysis:

Though the beginning of the novella is set in the Bavarian city of Munich in Germany, most of the novel is set in Venice in the early years of the 20th century, shortly before the First World War. For Aschenbach, who rarely travels because of his focus on his work, Venice is a world utterly foreign to his usual routines, habits, and patterns, representing an "escape" from the ordinary.