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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
September 2020
Print publication year:
2020
Online ISBN:
9781316258033

Book description

The Companion is an essential, interdisciplinary tool for those both familiar and unfamiliar with Wagner's Ring. It opens with a concise introduction to both the composer and the Ring, introducing Wagner as a cultural figure, and giving a comprehensive overview of the work. Subsequent chapters, written by leading Wagner experts, focus on musical topics such as 'leitmotif', and structure, and provide a comprehensive set of character portraits, including leading players like Wotan, Brünnhilde, and Siegfried. Further chapters look to the mythological background of the work and the idea of the Bayreuth Festival, as well as critical reception of the Ring, its relationship to Nazism, and its impact on literature and popular culture, in turn offering new approaches to interpretation including gender, race and environmentalism. The volume ends with a history of notable stage productions from the world premiere in 1876 to the most recent stagings in Bayreuth and elsewhere.

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'This Companion fully captures the richness and all too human complexity of this astonishing work, offering up multiple paths for us each to find our way to its heart.'

Hugo Shirley Source: Opera

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Contents


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  • The Cambridge Companion to Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen
    pp i-i
  • Cambridge Companions to Music - Series page
    pp ii-vi
  • The Cambridge Companion to Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen - Title page
    pp vii-vii
  • Copyright page
    pp viii-viii
  • Contents
    pp ix-x
  • Figures
    pp xi-xi
  • Music Examples
    pp xii-xiii
  • Contributors
    pp xiv-xiv
  • Preface
    pp xv-xvi
  • Abbreviations
    pp xvii-xviii
  • Introduction
    pp 1-56
  • Part I - Myth
    pp 57-82
  • 1 - Greek Tragedy and Myth
    pp 59-69
  • 2 - Wagner and the Rise of Modern Mythology
    pp 70-82
  • Part II - Aesthetics
    pp 83-156
  • 3 - The Ring in Theory and Practice
    pp 85-101
  • 4 - Form and Structure
    pp 102-123
  • 5 - Listening for Leitmotifs: Concept, Theory, Practice
    pp 124-140
  • 6 - The Bayreuth Concept and the Significance of Performance
    pp 141-156
  • Part III - Interpretations
    pp 157-244
  • 7 - Characters in the “World” of the Ring
    pp 159-184
  • 8 - The Ring as a Political and Philosophical Drama
    pp 185-204
  • 9 - The Idea of Nature
    pp 205-231
  • 10 - Gender and Sexuality
    pp 232-244
  • Part IV - Impact
    pp 245-355
  • 11 - Critical Responses
    pp 247-268
  • 12 - Placing the Ring in Literary History
    pp 269-296
  • 13 - Specters of Nazism
    pp 297-316
  • 14 - The Ring in Cinematic and Popular Culture
    pp 317-336
  • 15 - Notable Productions
    pp 337-355

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