Mythology as Metaphor: Romantic Irony, Critical Theory, and Wagner's Ring (Contributions to the Study of Music and Dance) (Hardcover)

by Mary A. Cicora (Author) "The two main theses of this book are as follows: 1) the Ring has Romantic irony; and, 2) the Ring is a myth that has..." (more)
Key Phrases: mythological raw material, mythological deconstruction, fictional irony, Richard Wagner, Wagner's Ring, Friedrich Schlegel (more...)

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The book should be welcomed for the author's knowledge regarding Wagner and his works and for the often convincing and stimulating she puts forth therein.The German Quarterly

We can thank Mary Cicora for her insights into Wagner's refabrication of mythology and indebtedness to Romantic irony and for her thoughtful placement of Wagner in the center of a tradition stretching from Schiller to Brecht.Opera Quarterly

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"Mary Cicora shows incisively how Wagner's Ring both enacts and deconstructs the aesthetic theory Wagner expounds in Opera and Drama. Her book is a rich and innovative contribution to our understanding of this central masterpiece of the century." - Paul Robinson Professor of History, Stanford University Author, Opera and Ideas:From Mozart to Strauss

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• Hardcover: 184 pages
• Publisher: Greenwood Press (June 30, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0313305285
• ISBN-13: 978-0313305283
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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