Wagner'S Dramas and Greek Tragedy / / Pearl Cleveland Wilson.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
• VerfasserIn: Wilson, Pearl Cleveland,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1919]; ©1919
• Year of Publication: 1919
• Language: English
• Series: Columbia University Studies in Classical Philology
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; I. Wagner's Enthusiasm for Greek, and His Genius for Dramatic Expression in Music --; II. Do Wagner's Dramas Uphold the Doctrine of Might or the Doctrine of Self-Sacrifice? --; III. Greek Influence and Greek Parallels in Wagner's Work --; IV. The Oresteia and the Ring of the Nibelung: Dramas of Crime and Atonement --; V. The Conclusion of the Meistersinger and the Conclusion of the Eumenides: Two Remarkable Reconciliations --; VI. Ajax and Amfortas: The Fallen Heroes --; VII. Isolde and Phaedra: Reluctant Confessions of Love --; VIII. Wagner's Music and the Parodos of the Seven Against Thebes --; IX. Wagner's Use of the Orchestra as a Medium for Poetic Expression --; X. Orchestral and Choral Preludes --; XI. Orchestral and Choral Conclusions --; XII. Long Scenes and Speeches --; XIII. A Few Remarks on Rhythms --; XIV. Points of Resemblance Between Wagner and the Greek Tragic Poets --; Bibliography
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231899369; 9783110442489
• DOI: 10.7312/wils94576
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Pearl Cleveland Wilson.