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Opera and Drama - by Richard Wagner (Paperback)

Name: Opera and Drama - by Richard Wagner (Paperback)
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With Richard Wagner, opera reached the apex of German Romanticism.
Author(s): Richard Wagner
416 Pages
Music, Genres & Styles

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About the Book

Originally published: London: K. Paul, Trench, Trèubner, 1900. 2nd ed. (Richard Wagner's prose works; v. 2)

Book Synopsis

With Richard Wagner, opera reached the apex of German Romanticism. Originally published in 1851, when Wagner was in political exile, Opera and Drama outlines a new, revolutionary type of musical stage work, which would finally materialize as The Ring of the Nibelung. Wagner's music drama, as he called it, aimed at a union of poetry, drama, music, and stagecraft. In a rare book-length study, the composer discusses the enhancement of dramas by operatic treatment and the subjects that make the best dramas. The expected Wagnerian voltage is here: in his thinking about myths such as Oedipus, his theories about operatic goals and musical possibilities, his contempt for musical politics, his exaltation of feeling and fantasy, his reflections about genius, and his recasting of Schopenhauer. This edition includes the full text of volume 2 of William Ashton Ellis's 1893 translation commissioned by the London Wagner Society.

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With Richard Wagner, opera reached the apex of German Romanticism. Originally published in 1851, when Wagner was in political exile, Opera and Drama outlines a new, revolutionary type of musical stage work, which would finally materialize as The Ring of the Nibelung. Wagner's music drama, as he called it, aimed at a union of poetry, drama, music, and stagecraft. In a rare book-length study, the composer discusses the enhancement of dramas by operatic treatment and the subjects that make the best dramas. The expected Wagnerian voltage is here: in his thinking about myths such as Oedipus, his theories about operatic goals and musical possibilities, his contempt for musical politics, his exaltation of feeling and fantasy, his reflections about genius, and his recasting of Schopenhauer. This edition includes the full text of volume 2 of William Ashton Ellis's 1893 translation commissioned by the London Wagner Society.

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.51 Inches (H) x 5.6 Inches (W) x 1.1 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.24 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 416

Genre: Music

Sub-Genre: Genres & Styles

Publisher: University of Nebraska Press

Theme: Opera

Format: Paperback

Author: Richard Wagner

Language: English

Street Date: June 1, 1995

TCIN: 1006740681

UPC: 9780803297654

Item Number (DPCI): 247-02-1529

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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