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Wagner and the Romantic hero /

Simon Williams explores the image of the hero in Wagner's work and examines this heroism as a function of Wagner's theatre and music. The book analyses all thirteen stage works by Wagner and his adaptation of the figure of the Romantic hero.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Williams, Simon, 1943-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Halt-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Note on abbreviations of sources; Introduction; 1 Modes of heroism in the early nineteenth century; 2 Wagner and the early nineteenth-century theatre; 3 Early music-drama: the isolated hero; 5 The last music-dramas: toward the messiah; 6 Wagner's heroism on stage; Notes; Bibliography; Index.