Richard Wagner, Fritz Lang, and the Nibelungen : The Dramaturgy of Disavowal /

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Levin begins with an explanation of the book's theoretical foundations and then applies these theories to close readings of, in turn, Wagner's cycle and Lang's film. He concludes by tracing how Germans have dealt with the Nibelungen myths in the Wake of the Second World War, paying sp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Levin, David J., 1960-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chichester : Princeton University Press, 1999.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Lang, Fritz, > 1890-1976
Wagner, Richard, > 1813-1883. > Ring des Nibelungen.
Lang, Fritz, > 1890-1976 > Criticism and interpretation.
Nibelungen : Siegfried (Motion picture : 1924)
Ring des Nibelungen (Wagner, Richard)
Nibelungen (Motion picture)
Music > Social aspects.
Motion pictures > Social aspects.
Civilization.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Opera.
MUSIC > Printed Music > Vocal.
MUSIC > Lyrics.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Voice.
Cinema > Aspect social > Allemagne.
Musique > Aspect social > Allemagne.
Motion pictures > Social aspects > Germany.
Music > Social aspects > Germany.
Germany.
Allemagne > Civilisation > 20e siecle.
Allemagne > Civilisation > 19e siecle.
Germany > Civilization > 20th century.
Germany > Civilization > 19th century.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Representation's bad object: the Nibelungen, aggression, and aesthetics
  • Where narration was, there Darstellung shall be: Wagner and the scene of narration
  • Viewing with a vengeance: the dramaturgy of appearances in Fritz Lang's Siegfried
  • Disavowal and figuration: the Nibelungen after the Third Reich.

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