The Cambridge companion to Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen / edited by Mark Berry, Nicholas Vazsonyi.
Berry, Mark, 1974- editor.; Vazsonyi, Nicholas, 1963- editor.
2020
ML410.W15 C25 2020 (Mapit)
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Title The Cambridge companion to Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen / edited by Mark Berry, Nicholas Vazsonyi.
Edition [1.].
ISBN 9781107108516 (hardcover)
1107108519 (hardcover)
9781107519473 (paperback)
1107519470 (paperback)
9781316258033 (electronic book)
Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Copyright ©2020
Language English
Description xvii, 390 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm.
Call Number ML410.W15 C25 2020
Dewey Decimal Classification 782.1
Summary "The Companion is an essential, truly interdisciplinary, tool for those both familiar and unfamiliar with to Wagner's Ring. It opens with a concise introduction to both the composer and the Ring , introducing Wagner as a cultural figure, as well as giving a comprehensive overview of the work. Subsequent chapters, written by leading Wagner experts, focus on musical topics such as "leitmotif," and structure, and provide a comprehensive set of character portraits, including leading players like Wotan, Brünnhilde, and Siegfried. Further chapters look to the mythological background of the work and the idea of the Bayreuth Festival, as well as critical reception of the Ring, its relationship to Nazism, and its impact on literature and popular culture, in turn offering new approaches to interpretation including gender, race and environmentalism. The volume ends with a history of notable stage productions from the world premiere in 1876 to the most recent stagings in Bayreuth and elsewhere"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 356-379) and index.
Added Author Berry, Mark, 1974- editor.
Vazsonyi, Nicholas, 1963- editor.
Series Cambridge companions to music.
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Myth. Greek myth & tragedy / Jason Geary ; Wagner and the rise of modern mythology / Stefan Arvidsson
Aesthetics. The Ring : theory and practice / Arnold Whittall ; Form and structure in the Ring / J. P. Harper-Scott ; Uses and abuses of the Leitmotiv / Christian Thorau ; The Bayreuth concept & the significance of performance / Roger Allen
Interpretations. Character studies / Mark Berry ; The Ring as a political & philosophical drama / Anthony Arblaster ; The Ring and the environment / Thomas Grey ; The Ring : issues of gender & sexuality / Chris Walton
Impact. Critical responses : from Nietzsche to Nattiez and beyond / Barbara Eichner ; Placing the Ring in operatic and literary history / David Trippett ; Specters of Nazism / Tash Siddiqui ; The Ring in cinematic and popular culture / Adrian Daub ; Notable productions / Barry Millington.

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