Death-devoted heart sex and the sacred in Wagner's Tristan and Isolde
A tale of forbidden love and inevitable death, the medieval legend of Tristan and Isolde recounts the story of two lovers unknowingly drinking a magic potion and ultimately dying in one another's arms. Critics have lauded Wagner's Tristan und Isolde for the originality and subtlety of the...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxord ; New York :
Oxford University Press
2004
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Wagner and religion
- The story of Tristan
- Wagner's treatment of the story
- The music of Tristan
- The philosophy of love
- Tragedy and sacrifice
- Love, death and redemption
- Epilogue : From romance to ritual.
