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The Don Giovanni Moment: Essays on the Legacy of an Opera
Lydia Goehr (Ed.)
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Description for The Don Giovanni Moment: Essays on the Legacy of an Opera
Paperback. Mozart's "Don Giovanni" is an operatic masterpiece full of iconic and mythical tensions. This book examines the aesthetic and moral legacy of Mozart's opera in the literature, philosophy, and culture of the nineteenth century. It addresses the opera's impact on the philosophical visions of Kierkegaard, Goethe, and Williams. Editor(s): Goehr, Lydia; Herwitz, Daniel. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: AVGC9; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
Mozart's Don Giovanni is an operatic masterpiece full of iconic and mythical tensions that still resonate today. The work redefines the terms of power, seduction, and morality, and the resulting conflict between the aesthetic and the ethical is deeply rooted in the Enlightenment and romanticism. The Don Giovanni Moment is the first book to examine the aesthetic and moral legacy of Mozart's opera in the literature, philosophy, and culture of the nineteenth century. The prominent scholars in this collection address the opera's impact on the philosophical visions of Kierkegaard, Goethe, and Williams and its influence on the literary and ... Read more
Mozart's Don Giovanni is an operatic masterpiece full of iconic and mythical tensions that still resonate today. The work redefines the terms of power, seduction, and morality, and the resulting conflict between the aesthetic and the ethical is deeply rooted in the Enlightenment and romanticism. The Don Giovanni Moment is the first book to examine the aesthetic and moral legacy of Mozart's opera in the literature, philosophy, and culture of the nineteenth century. The prominent scholars in this collection address the opera's impact on the philosophical visions of Kierkegaard, Goethe, and Williams and its influence on the literary and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts
Condition
New
Weight
354g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231137553
SKU
V9780231137553
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About Lydia Goehr (Ed.)
Lydia Goehr is professor of philosophy and aesthetics at Columbia University. She is the author of The Imaginary Museum of Musical Works: An Essay in the Philosophy of Music; The Quest for Voice: Music, Politics, and the Limits of Philosophy, and Elective Affinities: Musical Essays on the History of Aesthetic Theory. Daniel Herwitz is the Mary Fair Croushore Professor of ... Read more
Reviews for The Don Giovanni Moment: Essays on the Legacy of an Opera
The Don Giovanni Moment is the book for readers who have had enough of the discussion of who Mozart really was, and who want to understand the music's impact on the intellect and, more widely, its influence on Western culture.
Alex Ross New Yorker [This] new volume enriches the flourishing field of opera studies both within and beyond German ... Read more
Alex Ross New Yorker [This] new volume enriches the flourishing field of opera studies both within and beyond German ... Read more