Leitmotiv and drama : Wagner, Brecht, and the limits of 'Epic' theatre / Hilda Meldrum Brown
1991, First Edition. Oxford New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #432138
ISBN: 0198162278
Physical description; 217 pages ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-211) and index. Contents; General introduction: the theoretical background -- Leitmotiv and commentary in Richard Wagner's theory of drama -- Brecht: Modes of perspective in 'epic' theatre -- Baal: Leitmotiv and lyrical drama -- Das Badener Lehrstück vom Einverständnis: Leitmotiv and didacticism -- Die Heilige Johanna der Schlachthöfe: Leitmotiv and parody -- Leben des Galilei: Leitmotiv and paradox -- Conclusion. Subjects; Brecht, Bertolt 1898-1956 Technique. Wagner, Richard 1813-1883 Criticism and interpretation. Wagner, Richard 1813-1883. Brecht, Bertolt 1898-1956. Leitmotiv. Drama. Drama History and criticism. Opera's. Episch theater. Drama History and criticism. Drama History and criticism Theory, etc. German drama History.
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