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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Pearl Cleveland, author.

Series:

Columbia University Studies in Classical Philology

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1919]

Language Note:

In English.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-89936-X

OCLC:

1100447336