Wagner'S Dramas and Greek Tragedy /
Wilson, Pearl Cleveland
Wagner'S Dramas and Greek Tragedy / Pearl Cleveland Wilson. - 1 online resource - Columbia University Studies in Classical Philology .
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
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780231945769 9780231899369
10.7312/wils94576 doi
LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical.
Wagner'S Dramas and Greek Tragedy / Pearl Cleveland Wilson. - 1 online resource - Columbia University Studies in Classical Philology .
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
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780231945769 9780231899369
10.7312/wils94576 doi
LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical.