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Wagner's Ring cycle and the Greeks /

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Title Proper

Wagner's Ring cycle and the Greeks /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Daniel H. Foster.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Cambridge University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2010.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xx, 377 pages) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations, music

Series Title

Cambridge studies in opera

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 352-362) and index.

Text of Note

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.

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Text of Note

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.

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OverDrive, Inc.

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347CDE7F-71BF-4EA1-A2CE-7AA3D4BCB7AD

Title

Wagner's Ring cycle and the Greeks.

International Standard Book Number

9780521517393

Parallel Title

Ring cycle and the Greeks

Wagner, Richard,1813-1883., Ring des Nibelungen.

Wagner, Richard-- Ring des Nibelungen.

Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883, Der Ring des Nibelungen

Wagner, Richard.

Der Ring des Nibelungen.

Ring des Nibelungen (Wagner, Richard)

Griechisch

Literatur

MUSIC-- Genres & Styles-- Opera.

Mythologie

Griechenland

Griechisch.

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Edition

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Foster, Daniel H.,1967-

Date of Transaction

20201204223003.0

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