The Resource Wagner's Ring cycle and the Greeks, Daniel H. Foster
Wagner's Ring cycle and the Greeks, Daniel H. Foster
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The item Wagner's Ring cycle and the Greeks, Daniel H. Foster represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xx, 377 pages)
- 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
- Isbn
- 9780511677175
- Label
- Wagner's Ring cycle and the Greeks
- Title
- Wagner's Ring cycle and the Greeks
- Statement of responsibility
- Daniel H. Foster
- Title variation
- Ring cycle and the Greeks
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Cataloging source
- IDEBK
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1967-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Foster, Daniel H.
- Dewey number
- 782.1
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- music
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- ML410.W1
- LC item number
- A289 2010
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Cambridge studies in opera
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Wagner, Richard
- Wagner, Richard
- Wagner, Richard
- Wagner, Richard
- MUSIC
- Mythologie
- Literatur
- Griechenland
- Griechisch
- Griechisch
- Label
- Wagner's Ring cycle and the Greeks, Daniel H. Foster
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 352-362) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- 667096523
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xx, 377 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780511677175
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, music
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 347cde7f-71bf-4ea1-a2ce-7aa3d4bcb7ad
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)667096523
- Label
- Wagner's Ring cycle and the Greeks, Daniel H. Foster
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 352-362) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- 667096523
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xx, 377 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780511677175
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, music
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 347cde7f-71bf-4ea1-a2ce-7aa3d4bcb7ad
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)667096523
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