Thomas Mann Quote

I must tell you that we artists cannot tread the path of Beauty without Eros keeping company with us and appointing himself as our guide.

Ch. 5, as translated by David Luke - Death in Venice (1912)

I must tell you that we artists cannot tread the path of Beauty without Eros keeping company with us and appointing himself as our guide.

I must tell you that we artists cannot tread the path of Beauty without Eros keeping company with us and appointing himself as our guide.

I must tell you that we artists cannot tread the path of Beauty without Eros keeping company with us and appointing himself as our guide.

I must tell you that we artists cannot tread the path of Beauty without Eros keeping company with us and appointing himself as our guide.