Theology of Wagner's Ring cycle I : the genesis and development of the tetralogy and the appropriation of sources, artists, philosophers, and theologians.

Wagner's Ring is one of the greatest of all artworks of Western civilization, but what is it all about? The power and mystery of Wagner's creation was such that he himself felt he stood before his work "as though before some puzzle." A clue to the Ring's greatness lies in it...

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Autor Principal: BELL, RICHARD H., JR
Formato: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: [S.l.] : JAMES CLARKE & CO LTD, 2021.
Acceso en liña:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv1trhssh
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Book Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Figures
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Genesis and Development of the Ring
  • 3 Wagner's Use of Germanic and Norse Sources
  • 4 The Ring and the Greeks
  • 5 The Ring, Drama, Poetry, and Literature
  • 6 The Ring and German Idealism
  • 7 Wagner and the New Testament
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Authors
  • Index of Biblical Texts
  • Index of Wagner's Works
  • Index of Subjects and Names
  • Back Cover