Wagner and Suicide
Author:   John Louis DiGaetani
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:  

9780786414772


Pages:   203
Publication Date:   08 April 2003
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Wagner and Suicide


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Author:   John Louis DiGaetani
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.277kg
ISBN:  

9780786414772


ISBN 10:   0786414774
Pages:   203
Publication Date:   08 April 2003
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      viii Introduction      1 Wagner’s Bipolar Life: Mania and Depression      2 Die Fliegender Holländer: The Isolated Personality      3 Tannhäuser: The Artistic Personality and Suicide      4 Lohengrin: The Dream Persona from Another World      5 Tristan und Isolde: Suicide as the Best Alternative      6 Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Mania and Reconciliation      7 The Ring Cycle: Suicide as Threat and Triumph      8 Parsifal: Beyond Polarity      9 Suicide in Opera and Drama      10 Wagner, the Decadents, and the Modern British Novel      Conclusion      Bibliography      Index     

Reviews

quite a lot to admire about this book --<i>Opera Quarterly</i>; thoughtful, readable, and informative book...interesting throughout --<i>Wagner Notes.</i>


quite a lot to admire about this book --Opera Quarterly; thoughtful, readable, and informative book...interesting throughout --Wagner Notes.


"""quite a lot to admire about this book""--Opera Quarterly; ""thoughtful, readable, and informative book...interesting throughout""--Wagner Notes."


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John Louis DiGaetani, professor emeritus of English at Hofstra University, is the author of numerous books about opera and theater.

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