Comments on: The Dance of Death.

The Dance of Death.

misteraitch — Thu, 03 Jul 2003 00:21:35 -0800

Die Totentanz: A German-language site spotlighting, for example, the dance of death in literature, graphic art, music and film. For those, like me, whose German is not so good, this page offers an English-language history of the phenomenon, and the Catholic Encyclopedia has an article too. See also Holbein's Dance-of-Death; Lübeck's Dance-of-Death; and umm, this.

By: slater

slater — Thu, 03 Jul 2003 01:02:35 -0800

*derail* It's DER Totentanz

By: mr_roboto

mr_roboto — Thu, 03 Jul 2003 01:05:55 -0800

While this list dutifully notes the dance of death scene from Bergman's The Seventh Seal, it neglects completely a similar scene from the Monty Python oeuvre.

By: misteraitch

misteraitch — Thu, 03 Jul 2003 01:06:01 -0800

Oops, apologies: when I said not so good, I meant virtually non-existent.

By: plep

plep — Thu, 03 Jul 2003 01:57:41 -0800

This is really good. Thanks again misteraitch.

By: y0bhgu0d

y0bhgu0d — Thu, 03 Jul 2003 02:08:58 -0800

maybe he meant "die Totentanzen?" ;)

By: y2karl

y2karl — Thu, 03 Jul 2003 03:03:18 -0800

The Dance of Death and Other Plantation Favorites

By: alumshubby

alumshubby — Thu, 03 Jul 2003 03:32:54 -0800

The Verzeichnis der musikalischen Totentänze failed to list one of my all-time favorites, "Don't Fear the Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult.

By: spandex

spandex — Thu, 03 Jul 2003 03:46:02 -0800

... reminded of Camus, 'the drumming of innumerable soles timed to the eerie whistling of the plague in the sultry air above' ... Great links, misteraitch.

By: MrBaliHai

MrBaliHai — Thu, 03 Jul 2003 04:57:02 -0800

Good stuff as always, misteraitch. I've always been fascinated by der Totentanz. And you can take heart in knowing that most Germans can't match up articles with their nouns properly either...;^)

By: Cerebus

Cerebus — Thu, 03 Jul 2003 05:49:18 -0800

mr_roboto: Also left out is the sublime parody of Bergman in "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey".

By: JollyWanker

JollyWanker — Thu, 03 Jul 2003 06:00:33 -0800

On the literary front, Poe's Masque of the Red Death is a notable addition to the canon of Death-dances.

By: thomas j wise

thomas j wise — Thu, 03 Jul 2003 06:07:14 -0800

Less notable than Poe, but certainly more recent, Reginald Hill's Death's Jest-Book (a nod to the bizarre closet drama of the same name by Thomas Lovell Beddoes) is organized as a Dance of Death.

By: madamjujujive

madamjujujive — Thu, 03 Jul 2003 09:30:18 -0800

Excellent, excellent post, misteraitch, and I am a fan of your wonderful blog too. Thanks!

By: cobra libre

cobra libre — Thu, 03 Jul 2003 12:57:15 -0800

Thanks for the links, misteraitch.