Mark Berry

Treacherous Bonds and Laughing Fire

Politics and Religion in Wagner's Ring

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Mark Berry explores the political and religious ideas expounded in Wagnerâ s Ring through close attention to the text and drama, the multifarious intellectual influences upon the composer during the workâ s lengthy gestation and composition, and the wealth of Wagner source material.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. September 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 466g
• ISBN-13: 9781138248601
• ISBN-10: 1138248606
• Artikelnr.: 50445490

Autorenporträt

Mark Berry is a Professor of Music and Intellectual History at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Music examples
Preface and acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction: Problems and opportunities
1 The intellectual and biographical background
2 Musical drama
3 The natural world and its despoliation
4 Property
capital
and production
5 Law
government
and the state
6 The strength and weakness of religion
7 Power or love
8 Revolution
9 Renunciation
10 Annihilation
redemption
and augury
Index