Visconti and the German dream : Romanticism, Wagner and the Nazi catastrophe in film /

"This book explores the complex relationship between themes and ideals of German Romanticism; their impact on the Third Reich catastrophe; how the German Romantic movement led to Nazism, and contrasts the ways in which filmmakers have presented this continuum. Works discussed are Richard Wagner...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Huckvale, David
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers, 2012.
Subjects:	Visconti, Luchino, > 1906-1976 > Criticism and interpretation. Motion pictures > Germany > History > 20th century. Romanticism > Germany > History > 19th century. Romanticism > Germany > History > 20th century. Fascism and culture > Germany. Motion pictures and literature. Motion pictures and music. Motion picture music > History and criticism. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Visconti
Wagner in Italy
Ludwig, Wagner and Hitler
First intermission-the birth of Hitler from the spirit of music
Mann's "Death in Venice"
Second intermission-Pan, paganism and Arcadia
Visconti's Death in Venice
Gotterdammerung
Third intermission-the cinema of the future
The damned
Alternative visions
Epilogue: the film music of the future.