Wagner and the Novel : Wagner's Operas and the European Realist Novel: An exploration of genre
European fiction Wagner, Richard, Criticism, interpretation, etc sähkökirjat
Editions Rodopi
2012
EISBN 9789401207966
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Establishing the Key-signature; 3. Wagner and the Novel: the existing view; 4. Forms of Collaboration across the Genres; 5. Wagner and the Realist Novel.
mostly about Die Meistersinger with some Ring; 6. Questions, Answers and Body Language in Wagner and the Realist Novel; 7. Wagner and Freudian Psychology; 8. Opera, Novel and the Nation; Bibliography; Index.
This study bridges literature and music at an exciting and controversial point, offering the lover of music and literature and the specialist reader an insight into the relationship between Wagner's operas and the nineteenth century novel, including comparisons with Rigoletto and Der Rosenkavalier in their evolution from other forms. It discusses matters of genre and national tradition, placing Wagner's works in the heritage of the European Enlightenment.Comparisons of Wagner's works with the novel have been fleeting, denoting only their length and complexity. Examining in principle and in det.
mostly about Die Meistersinger with some Ring; 6. Questions, Answers and Body Language in Wagner and the Realist Novel; 7. Wagner and Freudian Psychology; 8. Opera, Novel and the Nation; Bibliography; Index.
This study bridges literature and music at an exciting and controversial point, offering the lover of music and literature and the specialist reader an insight into the relationship between Wagner's operas and the nineteenth century novel, including comparisons with Rigoletto and Der Rosenkavalier in their evolution from other forms. It discusses matters of genre and national tradition, placing Wagner's works in the heritage of the European Enlightenment.Comparisons of Wagner's works with the novel have been fleeting, denoting only their length and complexity. Examining in principle and in det.
