Simon Williams

Wagner and the Romantic Hero

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Simon Williams addresses one of the most controversial aspects of Wagner's work, heroes and the heroic.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 339g
• ISBN-13: 9780521153447
• ISBN-10: 0521153441
• Artikelnr.: 31187791

Autorenporträt

Simon Williams is a Grandmaster, a well-known presenter and a widely-followed streamer, as well as a popular writer whose previous books have received great praise. He is much admired for his dynamic and spontaneous attacking style.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Names 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
4. Heroism, tragedy, and the Ring
5. The last music-drama: towards the Messiah
6. Wagner's heroism on stage
Notes
Bibliography
Index.