Wagner and the Erotic Impulse / / Laurence Dreyfus.
Though his image is tarnished today by unrepentant anti-Semitism, Richard Wagner (1813–1883) was better known in the nineteenth century for his provocative musical eroticism. In this illuminating study of the composer and his works, Laurence Dreyfus shows how Wagner’s obsession with sexuality prefig...
Saved in:
| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Archive 1893-1999 |
|---|---|
| VerfasserIn: | |
| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2012] ©2012 |
| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
| Online Access: | |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Other title: | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1. Echoes -- 2. Intentions -- 3. Harmonies -- 4. Pathologies -- 5. Homoerotics -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Musical Examples -- Notes -- Index |
|---|---|
| Summary: | Though his image is tarnished today by unrepentant anti-Semitism, Richard Wagner (1813–1883) was better known in the nineteenth century for his provocative musical eroticism. In this illuminating study of the composer and his works, Laurence Dreyfus shows how Wagner’s obsession with sexuality prefigured the composition of operas such as Tannhäuser, Die Walküre, Tristan und Isolde, and Parsifal. |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9780674059290 9783110442212 9783110442205 |
| DOI: | 10.4159/9780674059290?locatt=mode:legacy |
| Access: | restricted access |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Laurence Dreyfus. |