The Threat to the Cosmic Order
Subtitle: Psychological, Social, and Health Implications of Richard Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung (Mental Health Library Series, Monograph 4)
Contributors: Peter Ostwald (Editor); Leonard S. Zegans (Editor)
Publisher: Intl Universities Press; International Universities Press
Published: May 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9780823665280
Subjects: Psychology; Romantic music (c 1830 to c 1900); Wagner, Richard,; Psychological aspects; Movements - Psychoanalysis; Music Of The 19th Century; Psychology Of Music; Music; Music/Songbooks; Opera; Genres & Styles - Opera; Individual Composer & Musician; Wagner, Richard; Ring des Nibelungen; History & Criticism - General; Social aspects; 1813-1883; Health aspects
Description: Richard Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung is one of the most impressive accomplishments ever created by the human mind, comparable in its artistic vision to Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel, in its historical proportions to Shakespeare's plays, and in its musical originality to Beethoven's string quartets. Each new production of Wagner's Ring places a tremendous responsibility on singers, musicians, directors, designers, and audiences. This volume explores the psychological, social, and health implications of these music dramas and of the man who created them.