Romantic Lieder and the Search for Lost Paradise

Name: Romantic Lieder and the Search for Lost Paradise
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ISBN: 9780521845335

ISBN-10: 0521845335

ISBN-13: 9780521845335

Edition: 2008

Authors: Marjorie W. Hirsch, Marjorie Wing Hirsch

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The archetypal myth of lost paradise, found in both civilized and primitive cultures throughout history, was central to Enlightenment and Romantic thought, influencing philosophical, literary, artistic, and musical works. This book explores manifestations of the lost paradise myth in Lieder by Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, Hugo Wolf, and other nineteenth-century composers, with emphasis on works conveying nostalgia for classical antiquity, childhood, and folk song. Through a series of autonomous yet interrelated studies, Marjorie Hirsch examines the myths influence on the origins and development of the Romantic Lied. The book thus takes a thematic approach to the study of Romantic…

Book details

List price: $73.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 2/7/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 322
Size: 7.24" wide x 10.00" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 1.562

William Allan is McConnell Laing Fellow and Tutor in Classical Languages and Literature at University College, Oxford.



Introduction: Seeking lost paradise



The Lost World of Antiquity



Schubert's Greek revival



Goethe, Wolf, and the lure of immortality



The Lost World of Childhood



Sleep and death in Schubert's lullabies



Brahms's spiral journey back home



The Lost World of Folk Song



Schubert's songs-within-songs



On wings of song from Reichardt to Mahler