The Consolations of History by Alexander Shapiro
Alexander H. Shapiro provides a fresh look at the influences on Wagner's Gotterdammerung, and critically re-evaluates the composers intellectual worldview as revealed in his own prose works, letters and diary entries. The book challenges conventional views that continue to impede a clear understanding of this works meaning.“A pleasing feature of this book is the clear and comprehensible discussion of the music of Gotterdammerung”...the book “deserves to be widely read with close critical attention”...“it is a significant contribution to the ongoing debate that will always swirl around this most controversial of artworks.”
Roger Allen, The Wagner Journal
Alexander H. Shapiro is a practicing lawyer and independent scholar based in New York, U.S. His published works include “McEwan and Forster: The Perfect Wagnerites” in The Wagner Journal (2011), and “‘Drama of an Infinitely Superior Nature’: Handel’s Early English Oratorios and the Religious Sublime” in Music & Letters (1993).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781032087993 |
| ISBN 10 | 1032087994 |
| Title | The Consolations of History |
| Author | Alexander Shapiro |
| Series | Routledge Research In Music |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2021-06-30 |
| Number of pages | 180 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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