From chaos to history
Subtitle: the reception of Beethoven's late quartets
By: Kristin M. Knittel
Published: 1992
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation; History
Notes: Ph. D. Princeton University 1992

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 276-291).
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction: Reception theory and history ; Beethoven reception ; History as plots ; The reception history of the late quartets; title: 2. Imitation, individuality, and illness: the origins of the late style: The implied trajectory ; Imitation, individuality, and illness ; Conclusions; title: 3. From chaos to cohesion: Early reviews ; Wilhelm von Lenz ; Oulibicheff ; A.B. Marx ; Von Lenz's impact ; Conclusions; title: 4. Wagner: the philosophical breakthrough: Introduction ; The 1870 Beethoven essay: Wagner, Beethoven, and Schopenhauer ; Analysis of op. 131 ; The Ninth Symphony ; Conclusions; title: 5. From cohesion to canon: pt. 1. England, translation and acceptance: Edward Dannreuther ; Sir George Grove. pt. 2. German-language criticism: The late quartets ; The active plot: The "Heiliger Dankgesang," Op. 132/iii ; The avoidance of the passive plot: the alternative finale to Op. 130 ; Conclusions: The submersion of the plots; title: 6. Where the shadow falls: Beethoven's quartet Op. 135: The Beethoven myth as history ; Lateness = Greatness ; Biographical connections ; Trajectory ; Der schwer gefasste Entschluss.