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100 1 a| Levin, David J.,d| 1960-=| ^A326618;

245 10 a| Richard Wagner, Fritz Lang, and the Nibelungen :b| the dramaturgy of disavowal /c| David J. Levin.;

246 3 a| Dramaturgy of disavowal;

300 a| xi, 207 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm.;

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490 1 a| Princeton studies in opera;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-198) and index.;

520 a| This book draws on narrative and film theory, psychoanalysis, and musicology to explore the relationship between aesthetics and anti-Semitism in two important and controversial landmarks in German culture. The author argues that Richard Wagner's opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen and Fritz Lang's 1920s film Die Nibelungen creatively exploit contrasts between good and bad aesthetics to address the question of what is German and what is not. The author begins with an explanation of the book's theoretical foundations and then applies these theories to close readings of, in turn, Wagner's cycle and Lang's film. He concludes by tracing how Germans have dealt with the Nibelungen myths in the Wake of the Second World War, paying special attention to Michael Verhoeven's 1989 film The Nasty Girl.;

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830 0 a| Princeton studies in opera.=| ^A273667;

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Richard Wagner, Fritz Lang, and the Nibelungen : the dramaturgy of disavowal / David J. Levin.

Author/creator	Levin, David J., 1960-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, ©1998.
Description	xi, 207 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects	Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Ring des Nibelungen. Lang, Fritz, 1890-1976--Criticism and interpretation. Music--Social aspects. --Germany. Motion pictures--Social aspects. --Germany. Germany--Civilization. --19th century. Germany--Civilization. --20th century.

Variant title	Dramaturgy of disavowal
Series	Princeton studies in opera Princeton studies in opera. ^A273667
Contents	Representation's bad object: the Nibelungen, aggression, and aesthetics -- Where narration was, there Darstellung shall be: Wagner and the scene of narration -- Viewing with a vengeance: the dramaturgy of appearances in Fritz Lang's Siegfried -- Disavowal and figuration: the Nibelungen after the Third Reich.
Abstract	This book draws on narrative and film theory, psychoanalysis, and musicology to explore the relationship between aesthetics and anti-Semitism in two important and controversial landmarks in German culture. The author argues that Richard Wagner's opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen and Fritz Lang's 1920s film Die Nibelungen creatively exploit contrasts between good and bad aesthetics to address the question of what is German and what is not. The author begins with an explanation of the book's theoretical foundations and then applies these theories to close readings of, in turn, Wagner's cycle and Lang's film. He concludes by tracing how Germans have dealt with the Nibelungen myths in the Wake of the Second World War, paying special attention to Michael Verhoeven's 1989 film The Nasty Girl.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-198) and index.
LCCN	97027022
ISBN	0691026211 (alk. paper)

Richard Wagner, Fritz Lang, and the Nibelungen : the dramaturgy of disavowal / David J. Levin.

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