The tragic and the ecstatic
Subtitle: the musical revolution of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde
By: Eric Chafe.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York; Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 3330
Subjects: Wagner, Richard, -- 1813-1883.; Schopenhauer, Arthur, -- 1788-1860.; Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-325) and index.
Table of contents: title: The path to Schopenhauer; title: Tristan and Schopenhauer; title: Tristan and Gottfried von Strassburg I : Minne; title: Tristan and Gottfried von Strassburg II : Honor; title: The desire music; title: The Prelude : a musico-poetic view; title: Tragedy and dramatic structure; title: The two death motives; title: Musico-poetic design in Act 1; title: Act 2, Scene 1 : night and Minne; title: The Love Scene in Act 2 : transition and periodicity; title: Tristan's answer to King Mark : moral and philosophical questions; title: Act 3 : musico-poetic design; title: Love as fearful torment; title: The road to salvation.