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The tragic and the ecstatic : the musical revolution of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde /

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Chafe argues that Wagner's 'Tristan und Isolde' is a musical & dramatic exposition of metaphysical ideas inspired by Schopenhauer. This book is a critical account of 'Tristan', in which the drama is shown to develop through the music.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chafe, Eric Thomas, 1946-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2004.
Subjects:
Wagner, Richard, > 1813-1883. > Tristan und Isolde.
Schopenhauer, Arthur, > 1788-1860.
Schopenhauer, Arthur, > 1788-1860
Tristan und Isolde (Wagner, Richard)
Music > Philosophy and aesthetics.
Musique > Philosophie et esthétique.
Music > Philosophy and aesthetics
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Chafe argues that Wagner's 'Tristan und Isolde' is a musical & dramatic exposition of metaphysical ideas inspired by Schopenhauer. This book is a critical account of 'Tristan', in which the drama is shown to develop through the music.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 3330 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-325) and index.
ISBN:9780195176476
0195176472