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1 online resource (xi, 207 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Princeton studies in opera
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Princeton paperbacks
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Princeton studies in opera.
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Princeton paperbacks.
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| Note |
Originally published: 1998. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-198) and index. |
| Contents |
Representation's bad object: the Nibelungen, aggression, and aesthetics -- Where narration was, there Darstellung shall be: Wagner and the scene of narration -- Viewing with a vengeance: the dramaturgy of appearances in Fritz Lang's Siegfried -- Disavowal and figuration: the Nibelungen after the Third Reich. |
| Summary |
This book draws on narrative and film theory, psychoanalysis, and musicology to explore the relationship between aesthetics and anti-Semitism in two important and controversial landmarks in German culture. David Levin argues that Richard Wagner's opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen and Fritz Lang's 1920s film Die Nibelungen creatively exploit contrasts between good and bad aesthetics to address the question of what is German and what is not. |
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Levin begins with an explanation of the book's theoretical foundations and then applies these theories to close readings of, in turn, Wagner's cycle and Lang's film. He concludes by tracing how Germans have dealt with the Nibelungen myths in the Wake of the Second World War, paying special attention to Michael Verhoeven's 1989 film The Nasty Girl. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Ring des Nibelungen.
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Lang, Fritz, 1890-1976 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Lang, Fritz, 1890-1976. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Nibelungen (Motion picture)
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Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. |
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Lang, Fritz, 1890-1976. |
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Music -- Social aspects -- Germany.
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Music -- Social aspects. |
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Germany. |
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Motion pictures -- Social aspects -- Germany.
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Motion pictures -- Social aspects. |
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Germany -- Civilization -- 19th century.
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Civilization. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
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Germany -- Civilization -- 20th century.
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| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Levin, David J., 1960- Richard Wagner, Fritz Lang, and the Nibelungen 0691049718 (OCoLC)813498969 |
| ISBN |
9781400866694 electronic book |
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1400866693 electronic book |
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0691049718 |
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9780691049717 |
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0691026211 (alkaline paper) |
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9780691026213 (alkaline paper) |
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