Wagner's Ring cycle and the Greeks
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 evoluti...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2010
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in opera
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| Collection: | Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- pt. 1. Epic. Introduction: what is epic? ; Retrospective narrative and the epic process ; The orchestral narrator and elementary epic ; Spiritual and factual realities in epic
- pt. 2. Lyric. Introduction: what is lyric? ; Orpheus and lyric liberation ; First-person opera and lyric identity ; Lyric and the rebirth of tragedy
- pt. 3. Drama. Introduction: what is drama? ; Opera and tragedy ; Opera and comedy ; Resolution and ambiguity in comedy and tragedy
- Epilogue: Time, the Ring, and performance studies
- Appendices: Wagner's primary and secondary sources. 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