UID:
almahu_9948591386002882
Format:
1 online resource (xvii, 390 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781316258033 (ebook)
Series Statement:
Cambridge companions to music. Topics
Content:
The Companion is an essential, interdisciplinary tool for those both familiar and unfamiliar with Wagner's Ring. It opens with a concise introduction to both the composer and the Ring, introducing Wagner as a cultural figure, and giving a comprehensive overview of the work. Subsequent chapters, written by leading Wagner experts, focus on musical topics such as 'leitmotif', and structure, and provide a comprehensive set of character portraits, including leading players like Wotan, Brünnhilde, and Siegfried. Further chapters look to the mythological background of the work and the idea of the Bayreuth Festival, as well as critical reception of the Ring, its relationship to Nazism, and its impact on literature and popular culture, in turn offering new approaches to interpretation including gender, race and environmentalism. The volume ends with a history of notable stage productions from the world premiere in 1876 to the most recent stagings in Bayreuth and elsewhere.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 21 Sep 2020).
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Myth. Greek Myth & Tragedy / Jason Geary ; Wagner and the Rise of Modern Mythology / Stefan Arvidsson -- Aesthetics. The Ring : Theory and Practice / Arnold Whittall ; Form and Structure in the Ring / J. P. Harper-Scott ; Uses and Abuses of the Leitmotiv / Christian Thorau ; The Bayreuth Concept & The Significance of Performance / Roger Allen -- Interpretations. Character Studies / Mark Berry ; The Ring as a Political & Philosophical Drama / Anthony Arblaster ; The Ring and the Environment / Thomas Grey ; The Ring : Issues of Gender & Sexuality / Chris Walton -- Impact. Critical Responses : From Nietzsche to Nattiez and Beyond / Barbara Eichner ; Placing the Ring in Operatic and Literary History / David Trippett ; Specters of Nazism / Tash Siddiqui ; The Ring in Cinematic and Popular Culture / Adrian Daub ; Notable Productions / Barry Millington.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781107108516
Language:
English
Subjects:
Musicology
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316258033
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