Re Reading Wagner
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Re Reading Wagner
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Author : Reinhold Grimm
language : en
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
Release Date : 1993
Re Reading Wagner written by Reinhold Grimm and has been published by Univ of Wisconsin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This multidisciplinary collection of readings offers suggestive new interpretations of Richard Wagner's ideological position in German history. The issues discussed range from the biographical--the reasons for Wagner's travels, his spotted political life--to the aesthetic and ideological, regarding his re-creation of medieval Nuremberg, his representations of gender and nationality, his vocal iconography, his anti-Semitism, and his vegetarianarguments, and, finally, his musical heirs. The essays are written by Tamara S. Evans, Edward R. Haymes, Peter Uwe Hohendahl, Peter Morris-Keitel, Alexa Larson-Thorisch, Audrius Dundzila, Marc A. Weiner, Jost Hermand, Frank Trommler, and Hans Rudolf Vaget. Avoiding journalistic or iconoclastic approaches to Wagner, these writers depart from the usual uncritical admiration of earlier scholars to develop a stimulating and ultimately cohesive collection of new perspectives.
Nightshade City
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Author : Hilary Wagner
language : en
Publisher: Holiday House
Release Date : 2012-05-08
Nightshade City written by Hilary Wagner and has been published by Holiday House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-08 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Deep beneath a modern metropolis lies the Catacombs, a kingdom of remarkable rats of superior intellect . . . Juniper and his maverick band of rebel rats have been plotting ever since the Bloody Coup turned the Catacombs, a once-peaceful democracy, into a brutal dictatorship ruled by decadent High Minister Killdeer and his vicious henchman, Billycan, a former lab rat with a fondness for butchery. When three young orphan rats—brothers Vincent and Victor and a clever female named Clover—flee the Catacombs in mortal peril and join forces with the rebels, it proves to be the spark that ignites the long-awaited battle to overthrow their oppressors and create a new city: Nightshade City. This digital edition now includes the first chapter of The White Assassin, the second book in the Nightshade Chronicles.
Being Wagner The Triumph Of The Will
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Author : Simon Callow
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2017-01-26
Being Wagner The Triumph Of The Will written by Simon Callow and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-26 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The perfect introduction to the Master.
The Ring Of The Nibelung
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Author : Richard Wagner
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2018-07-26
The Ring Of The Nibelung written by Richard Wagner and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-26 with Music categories.
A superb new translation of one of the greatest nineteenth century poems: the libretto to Wagner's Ring cycle The scale and grandeur of Wagner's The Ring of the Nibelung has no precedent and no successor. It preoccupied Wagner for much of his adult life and revolutionized the nature of opera, the orchestra, the demands on singers and on the audience itself. The four operas-The Rhinegold, The Valkyrie, Siegfried and Twilight of the Gods - are complete worlds, conjuring up extraordinary mythological landscapes through sound as much as staging. Wagner wrote the entire libretto before embarking on the music. Discarding the grand choruses and bravura duets central to most operas, he used the largest musical forces in the context often of only a handful of singers on stage. The words were essential: he was telling a story and making an argument in a way that required absolute attention to what was said. The libretto for The Ring lies at the heart of nineteenth century culture. It is in itself a work of power and grandeur and it had an incalculable effect on European and specifically German culture. John Deathridge's superb new translation, with notes and a fascinating introduction, is essential for anyone who wishes to get to grips with one of the great musical experiences.
Richard Wagner And The Anti Semitic Imagination
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Author : Marc A. Weiner
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 1997-01-01
Richard Wagner And The Anti Semitic Imagination written by Marc A. Weiner and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-01-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
This book addresses one of the most hotly contested debates in contemporary cultural life: the question of how anti-Semitism figures in the operas of Richard Wagner. Until now, scholars have generally acknowledged Wagner's anti-Semitism but have argued that it is irrelevant to the operas themselves. Marc A. Weiner challenges that traditional view by asserting that anti-Semitism is a crucial, pervasive feature in Wagner's operas. Weiner argues that the operas exemplify and contribute to a vast collection of images that are patently anti-Semitic - and that were readily recognized as such by nineteenth-century German audiences. These images were associated particularly with the body. Through a careful examination of Wagner's music, libretti, and stage directions, Weiner reconstructs iconographies of corporeal images - iconographies of the eye, voice, smell, gait, and sexuality - that were essential to the operas and were "associated with anti-Semitism and the longing for an imagined German community".
The Cambridge Companion To Wagner
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Author : Thomas S. Grey
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2008-09-11
The Cambridge Companion To Wagner written by Thomas S. Grey and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-11 with Music categories.
Richard Wagner is remembered as one of the most influential figures in music and theatre, but his place in history has been marked by a considerable amount of controversy. His attitudes towards the Jews and the appropriation of his operas by the Nazis, for example, have helped to construct a historical persona that sits uncomfortably with modern sensibilities. Yet Wagner's absolutely central position in the operatic canon continues. This volume serves as a timely reminder of his ongoing musical, cultural, and political impact. Contributions by specialists from such varied fields as musical history, German literature and cultural studies, opera production, and political science consider a range of topics, from trends and problems in the history of stage production to the representations of gender and sexuality. With the inclusion of invaluable and reliably up-to-date biographical data, this collection will be of great interest to scholars, students, and enthusiasts.
Wagner S Meistersinger
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Author : Nicholas Vazsonyi
language : en
Publisher: University Rochester Press
Release Date : 2004
Wagner S Meistersinger written by Nicholas Vazsonyi and has been published by University Rochester Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Music categories.
Richard Wagner's "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg" has been one of the most performed operas ever since its premier in 1868, as it epitomizes themes of Germanness. This volume examines the representation of German history in the opera and the way it has functioned in history through political appropriation and staging practice. in performance.
Wagner Beyond Good And Evil
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Author : John Deathridge
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2008-07-14
Wagner Beyond Good And Evil written by John Deathridge and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-07-14 with Music categories.
"This collection provides us with that rarest of objects: a genuinely new book on Wagner. Virtually every page offers fresh perspectives, some of them mined from the most unlikely of sources; indeed, the sheer eclecticism of the book, its willingness to range widely and irreverently through both popular and elite culture, is one of its greatest strengths."—Roger Parker, author of Remaking the Song: Operatic Visions and Revisions from Handel to Berio "John Deathridge is one of the most authoritative, widely-regarded Wagner scholars around in any language. Few can match his command of scholarship and primary sources, and no one else knows how to put them to such clever, provocative uses. In addition, Deathridge enjoys an impressive range of critical, historical, and literary reference. The writing is consistently lively and engaging. The collection will provide a welcome change of diet for those tired of the usual Wagnerian fare. This is a welcome contribution, indeed."—Thomas Grey, author of Wagner's Musical Prose: Texts and Contexts
Rereading Orphanhood
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Author : Diane Warren
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2020-05-01
Rereading Orphanhood written by Diane Warren and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
Rereading Orphanhood: Texts, Inheritance, Kin explores the ways in which the figure of the literary orphan can be used to illuminate our understanding of the culture and mores of the long nineteenth century, especially those relating to family and kinship.
Wagner S Ring Cycle And The Greeks
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Author : Daniel H. Foster
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2010-02-04
Wagner S Ring Cycle And The Greeks written by Daniel H. Foster and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02-04 with Music categories.
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 Walküre create epic national identity in its earlier and later stages respectively; Siegfried expresses lyric personal identity; and Götterdämmerung 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.