Wagner and SuicideMcFarland, 2010/06/25 - 203 ページ Composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883) likely suffered from a manic-depressive disorder but in his time very little was known about mental illness, and suicide was not a topic for general discussion. Wagner was often plagued by extreme mood swings; he used his operas, especially the librettos, to express himself and his personal difficulties. This investigation of the suicidal themes in Wagner's life and operas--Die Fliegender Hollander, Tannhauser, Lohengrin, Tristan und Isolde, Die Meistersinger, the Ring cycle, and Parsifal--shows how manic-depressive illness, particularly the depressive part of it, affected Wagner's life and art. It also analyzes the influence of Giambattista Vico's theories of cycles (and how these theories appeared in Wagner's work), suicide as a theatrical and operatic phenomenon, and the way in which the theme of suicide has appeared in other works of the literary and performing arts. |
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... Suicide 3 4 Lohengrin : The Dream Persona from Another World 5 Tristan und Isolde : Suicide as the Best Alternative 6 Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg : Mania and Reconciliation 7 The Ring Cycle : Suicide as Threat and Triumph viii 1 7 21 ...
... suicide , a fate that would be welcomed not only by us but by everyone around us . In short , our mood swings , though they do exist , remain moderate in comparison to the extremes that the bipolar patient has to endure . Here , I will ...
... suicidal thoughts did not lead him to end his life indicates the force of Wagner's perseverance and the strength of his inner resources . But in Wagner's life and his operas , suicide appears so often that it becomes a central theme ...
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Der Fliegende Hollander The Isolated Personality | 21 |
Tannhauser The Artistic Personality and Suicide | 37 |
Lohengrin The Dream Persona from Another World | 55 |
Tristan und Isolde Suicide as the Best Alternative | 73 |
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg Mania and Reconciliation | 94 |
The Ring Cycle Suicide as Threat and Triumph | 111 |
Parsifal Beyond Polarity | 148 |
Suicide in Opera and Drama | 165 |
Wagner the Decadents and the Modern British Novel | 172 |
Conclusion | 182 |
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