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Wagnerism : art and politics in the shadow of music / Alex Ross.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML410.W13 R77 2020
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LIBRA - Athenaeum of Philadelphia Circulating ML410.W13 R77 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ross, Alex, 1968- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Opera--Political aspects--History--19th century.
- Opera.
- Opera--Political aspects--History--20th century.
- Music and literature--History--19th century.
- Music and literature.
- History.
- Music and literature--History--20th century.
- Art and music--History--19th century.
- Art and music.
- Motion pictures and music--History--20th century.
- Motion pictures and music.
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).
- Opera--Political aspects.
- Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883--Influence.
- Wagner, Richard.
- Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- x, 769 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
- Summary:
- "A large-canvas narrative history, charting the impact of the cultural titan Wagner on art and politics. Ross will show how various artists-composers, novelists, poets, filmmakers-wrestled with the legacy of Wagner in the twentieth century"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Rheingold: Wagner, Nietzsche, And The Ring
- 2. Tristan Chord: Baudelaire And The Symbolists
- 3. Swan Knight: Victorian Britain And Gilded Age America
- 4. Grail Temple: Esoteric, Decadent, And Satanic Wagner
- 5. Holy German Art: The Kaiserreich And Fin-De-Siecle Vienna
- 6. Nibelheim: Jewish And Black Wagner
- 7. Venusberg: Feminist And Gay Wagner
- 8. Brunnhilde's Rock: Willa Cather And The Singer-Novel
- 9. Magic Fire: Modernism, 1900 To 1914
- 10. Nothung: The First World War And Hider's Youth
- 11. Ring Of Power: Revolution And Russia
- 12. Flying Dutchman: Ulysses, The Waste Land, The Waves
- 13. Siegfried's Death: Nazi Germany And Thomas Mann
- 14. Ride Of The Valkyries: Film From The Birth Of A Nation To Apocalypse Now
- 15. The Wound: "Wagnerism After 1945.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Schaffer fund bookplate.
- ISBN:
- 9780374285937
- 0374285934
- OCLC:
- 1136958675
- Publisher Number:
- 99985188814
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