Opera's Second Death by Slavoj Zizek

Opera's Second Death by Slavoj Zizek

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Zusammenfassung

This work explores the relationship between opera and psychoanalysis. Ziezek and Dolar consider, for example, death in opera and orgasm (the little death for which opera may be imagined to be a substitution), as well as the heralded "death of opera" and its cultural function.

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Opera's Second Death by Slavoj Zizek

Opera's Second Death is a passionate exploration of opera - the genre, its masterpieces, and the nature of death. Using a dazzling array of tools, Slavoj Zizek and coauthor Mladen Dolar explore the strange compulsions that overpower characters in Mozart and Wagner, as well as our own desires to die and to go to the opera.

"..provides many new and remarkable conclusions from a contemporary, Eastern European point of viewthat will interest opera specialists and cultural historians." -- A.M. Hanson, Ihoice
"...an engaging and frequently illuminating commentary on the impulses, desires and fantasies that enrich both our own lives and those of the colorful characters that populate our favorite operas." -- Barry Millington, BBCMusic Magazine Direct

Slavoj Zizek is Researcher at the University of Ljubljana. Among his many books are The Fragile Absolute and TheTicklish Subject. Mladen Dolar is Professor of Philosopy at the University of Ljubljana.

SKU Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13 9780415930178
ISBN 10 0415930170
Titel Opera's Second Death
Autor Slavoj Zizek
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Bindungsart Paperback
Verlag Taylor & Francis Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr 2001-11-16
Seitenanzahl 246
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