Treacherous bonds and laughing fire politics and religion in Wagner's Ring

Explores the political and religious ideas expounded in Wagner's 'Ring' through an attention to this text and drama, the multifarious intellectual influences upon the composer during the work's lengthy gestation and composition. It considers Wagner's treatment of various wor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Berry, Mark, 1974- (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Aldershot (England) ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate cop. 2006
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : problems and opportunities
  • The intellectual and biographical background
  • Musical drama
  • The natural world and its despoliation
  • Property, capital, and production
  • Law, government, and the state
  • The strength and weakness of religion
  • Power or love
  • Revolution
  • Renunciation
  • Annihilation, redemption, and augury.