Don giovanni moment, the: essays on the legacy of an opera
Éditeur :
Columbia University Press
ISBN :
9780231137553
Date de publication :
2 juin 2008
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,6 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Mozart's "Don Giovanni" is an operatic masterpiece full of iconic and mythical tensions. This book examines the aesthetic and moral legacy of Mozart's opera in the literature, philosophy, and culture of the nineteenth century. It addresses the opera's impact on the philosophical visions of Kierkegaard, Goethe, and Williams.