| Description |
viii, 333 pages : illustration ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-325) and index. |
| Contents |
The path to Schopenhauer -- Tristan and Schopenhauer -- Tristan and Gottfried von Strassburg I : Minne -- Tristan and Gottfried von Strassburg II : Honor -- The desire music -- The Prelude : a musico-poetic view -- Tragedy and dramatic structure -- The two death motives -- Musico-poetic design in Act 1 -- Act 2, Scene 1 : night and Minne -- The Love Scene in Act 2 : transition and periodicity -- Tristan's answer to King Mark : moral and philosophical questions -- Act 3 : musico-poetic design -- Love as fearful torment -- The road to salvation. |
| Subject |
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Tristan und Isolde.
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Schopenhauer, Arthur, 1788-1860.
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Schopenhauer, Arthur, 1788-1860. |
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Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics.
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Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics. |
| ISBN |
0195176472 cloth alkaline paper |
| Standard No. |
9780195176476 |
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