Wagner's Ring and German Drama: Comparative Studies in Mythology and History in Drama (Contributions to the Study of Music and Dance) Review

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Wagner's Ring and German Drama: Comparative Studies in Mythology and History in Drama (Contributions to the Study of Music and Dance) ReviewSplendid, solid piece of criticism. A MUST for all Wagnerites, perfect or imperfect, and those who want to understand the Ring better. Sections include:
Introduction: On finding mythical-historical parallels between music-drama, spoken-drama and opera
1 Wagner and the Eighteen Century: Hystory and Myth, Tasso and Tannhäuser, Wotan and Wallenstein
2 The Nibelung legend in the nineteenth century: Wagner and Hebbel
3 Brunnhilde on Naxos: a study of the wagnerian influence on Hofmannsthal's dramas and the Hofmannsthal-Strauss dramas
4 Wagner and Brecht, or show me the way to Nibelheim, Oh, don't ask why, oh, don't ask why
Conclusion: History or myths?
Selected bibliography
Cicora is simply one of the most interesting and thought-provoking wagnerians nowadays and so is her book. ot to be missed.Wagner's Ring and German Drama: Comparative Studies in Mythology and History in Drama (Contributions to the Study of Music and Dance) Overview

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