Roger Scruton

Death-Devoted Heart

Sex and the Sacred in Wagner's Tristan and Isolde

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Produktbeschreibung

Death-Devoted Heart explodes the established interpretation of Wagner's Tristan and Isolde, proving the drama to be more than just a sublimation of the composer's love for Wesendonck or a wistful romantic dream. Scruton boldly attests that Tristan and Isolde has profound religious meaning and remains as relevant today as it was to Wagner's contemporaries.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 338g
• ISBN-13: 9780199928088
• ISBN-10: 0199928088
• Artikelnr.: 36918242

Autorenporträt

Roger Scruton is a well-known writer, philosopher, journalist, and a former professor of philosophy. He has written more than thirty books on aesthetics, culture, and politics.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Wagner and Religion
2. The Story of Tristan
3. Wagner's Treatment of the Story
4. The Music of Tristan
5. The Philosophy of Love
6. Tragedy and Sacrifice
7. Love, Death, and Redemption
EPILOGUE From Romance to Ritual
APPENDIX Table of Motives
NOTES
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX

Rezensionen

Death-Devoted Heart is a book on music, tragedy, love, sacrifice and redemption. It is partly a brilliant critical/theoretical study, partly a manifesto for a new religion. It's a rare case of a philosopher really telling you what it's all about. Tom Lubbock, The Guardian Review