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Companion to Wagner's "Parsifal"
William Kinderman
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Description for Companion to Wagner's "Parsifal"
Paperback. New essays demonstrating and exploring the abiding fascination of Wagner's controversial work. Editor(s): Kinderman, William; Syer, Katherine Rae. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 378 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 574.
New essays demonstrating and exploring the abiding fascination of Wagner's controversial work. Richard Wagner's Parsifal remains an inexhaustible yet highly controversial work. This "stage consecration festival play," as the composer described it, represents the culmination of his efforts to bring medieval myth and modern music together in a dynamic relationship. Wagner's engagement with religion--Buddhist as well as Christian--reaches a climax here, as he seeks through artistic means "to rescue the essence of religion by perceiving its mythical symbols . . . according to their figurative value, enabling us to see their profound, hidden truth through idealized representation." The contributors ... Read more
New essays demonstrating and exploring the abiding fascination of Wagner's controversial work. Richard Wagner's Parsifal remains an inexhaustible yet highly controversial work. This "stage consecration festival play," as the composer described it, represents the culmination of his efforts to bring medieval myth and modern music together in a dynamic relationship. Wagner's engagement with religion--Buddhist as well as Christian--reaches a climax here, as he seeks through artistic means "to rescue the essence of religion by perceiving its mythical symbols . . . according to their figurative value, enabling us to see their profound, hidden truth through idealized representation." The contributors ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
378
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Columbia, MD, United States
ISBN
9781571134578
SKU
V9781571134578
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About William Kinderman
Professor in the School of Music, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Ph.D. 1999, University of Victoria, Canada.
Reviews for Companion to Wagner's "Parsifal"
This collection of essays makes a major contribution to Parsifal interpretation.... A must read for all Parsifalians.
OPERA TODAY
This marvelous Companion to Parsifal offers something of value to anyone interested in finding out more about Wagner's last work....
GERMAN QUARTERLY
Kinderman and Syer have effectively succeeded in emulating a Wagnerian quality: to stimulate our appetite ... Read more
OPERA TODAY
This marvelous Companion to Parsifal offers something of value to anyone interested in finding out more about Wagner's last work....
GERMAN QUARTERLY
Kinderman and Syer have effectively succeeded in emulating a Wagnerian quality: to stimulate our appetite ... Read more