Kobbé labels this passage as an inversion of the Glance (Kobbé, p. 112). This motive is also reminiscent
of Longing and Desire.
Motive Labels
“Deliverance by
Death” – (Lavignac, p. 289)
“Longing
for Death” – (Cleather)
“Liebesentzückung” or “Love’s
Delight” – (Pfohl, p. 216)
“Tristan’s Longing” – (Fischer,
p. 6)
