Wagner and Suicide |
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| Author:
| DiGaetani, John L. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7864-1477-2 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2003 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95USD $4.00 |
Book Description:
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This investigation of the suicidal themes in Wagner's life and operas shows how manic-depressive illness, particularly the depressive, affected Wagner's life and art. It also analyzes the influence of Giambattista Vico's theories of cycles, and suicide as a theatrical and operatic phenomenon.
This investigation of the suicidal themes in Wagner's life and operas shows how manic-depressive illness, particularly the depressive, affected Wagner's life and art. It also analyzes the influence of Giambattista Vico's theories of cycles, and suicide as a theatrical and operatic phenomenon.