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Wagner and Aeschylus: The Ring and the Oresteia Michael Ewans
Wagner and Aeschylus: The Ring and the Oresteia
Michael Ewans
Wagner and Aeschylus examines the role that the Oresteia played in the shaping of the Ring, showing how Aeschylus' masterpiece influenced Wagner's at many levels, from the basic idea of using mythical material for a cycle of 'stage festival dramas' right through to profound aspects of subject matter and form and Wagner's conception of the role of music in opera.
272 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | May 31, 1983 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521250733 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 272 |
| Dimensions | 161 × 234 × 25 mm · 552 g |
| Language | English |
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