Wagner and suicide
Auteur :
DiGaetani, John Louis
Éditeur :
McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN :
9780786414772
Date de publication :
8 avr. 2003
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,0 cm
Poids :
277 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.