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Wagner's Ring Cycle and the Greeks Cambridge Studies in Opera by Daniel Foster
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- Book Title
- Wagner's Ring Cycle and the Greeks (Cambridge Studies in Opera)
- Features
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- ISBN
- 9780521517393
- Subject Area
- Music
- Publication Name
- Wagner's Ring Cycle and the Greeks
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Subject
- History & Criticism, Genres & Styles / Opera, Ethnic
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Series
- Cambridge Studies in Opera Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Item Width
- 6.3 in
- Item Weight
- 27.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 398 Pages
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Through his reading of primary and secondary classical sources, as well as his theoretical writings, Richard Wagner developed a Hegelian-inspired theory linking the evolution of classical Greek politics and poetry. This book demonstrates how, by turning theory into practice, Wagner used this evolutionary paradigm to shape the music and the libretto of the Ring cycle. Foster describes how each of the Ring's operas represents a particular phase of Greek poetic and political development: Das Rheingold and Die Walk re create epic national identity in its earlier and later stages respectively; Siegfried expresses lyric personal identity; and G tterd mmerung destructively culminates with a tragi-comedy about civic identity. This study sees the Greeks through the lens of those scholars whose work influenced Wagner most, focusing on epic, lyric, and comedy, as well as Greek tragedy. Most significantly, the book interrogates the ways in which Wagner uses Greek aesthetics to further his own ideological goals.
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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521517397
ISBN-13
9780521517393
eBay Product ID (ePID)
77857641
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Wagner's Ring Cycle and the Greeks
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
History & Criticism, Genres & Styles / Opera, Ethnic
Publication Year
2010
Series
Cambridge Studies in Opera Ser.
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Music
Number of Pages
398 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Item Weight
27.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2009-043203
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Lc Classification Number
Ml410.W1a289
Reviews
"The prose is clear and persuasive, and the book is a valuable addition to any music library. It will appeal to scholar and student alike, especially those interested in nineteenth century opera, the influence of Greek classicism in modern Europe, and Wagner's ideological and intellectual world." -Stephen Thursby,University of South Carolina Sumter, "Foster writes in a lucid, readable style with extensive annotation, and the book has been handsomely designed and produced by Cambridge University Press." -Michael Ewans,University of Newcastle,Australia, 'This is a book full of stimulus for classicists, historians and musicologists alike.' Teresa Morgan, Times Literary Supplement
Table of Content
Preface; Introduction; Part I. Epic: 1. Introduction: what is epic?; 2. Retrospective narrative and the epic process; 3. The orchestral narrator and elementary epic; 4. Spiritual and factual realities in epic; Part II. Lyric: 5. Introduction: what is lyric?; 6. Orpheus and lyric liberation; 7. First-person opera and lyric identity; 8. Lyric and the rebirth of tragedy; Part III. Drama: 9. Introduction: what is drama?; 10. Opera and tragedy; 11. Opera and comedy; 12. Resolution and ambiguity in comedy and tragedy; Epilogue: Time, the Ring, and performance studies; Appendices: Wagner's primary and secondary sources: Introduction; Appendix A. Wagner's primary sources; Appendix B. secondary scholarship by authors Wagner knew personally; Appendix C. Secondary scholarship by authors Wagner knew by reputation or by reading; Bibliography.
Copyright Date
2010
Dewey Decimal
782.1
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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