| Hofmannsthal and Greek Myth: Expression and Performance Contributor(s): Ward, Philip (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820453307 ISBN-13: 9780820453309 Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing OUR PRICE: $39.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - General |
| Dewey: 831.912 |
| LCCN: 2002069529 |
| Series: British and Irish Studies in German Language and Literature |
| Physical Information: 295 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Throughout his career the Austrian dramatist Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874-1929) turned repeatedly to Greek myth for his material. This book sets out to uncover his reasons for doing so. The results provide not only new insights into his work but a case-study in the reception of the Classics in fin-de-siecle Vienna. Ranging widely over Hofmannsthal's achievements in drama, opera and the dance, this study is the first to provide a solid context for his 'Greek' works, both in the intellectual debates of his time -- on such issues as psychoanalysis, feminism and the 'crisis of language' -- and in contemporary performance practice. |