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Scores of Being: Opera and Dialectics (Philosophy and Psychology in Dialogue / Philosophie und Psychologie im Dialog) - Softcover

Zwart, H.A.E. Hub

 
9783643916396: Scores of Being: Opera and Dialectics (Philosophy and Psychology in Dialogue / Philosophie und Psychologie im Dialog)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 3643916396 ISBN 13: 9783643916396
Publisher: LIT Verlag, 2023

Synopsis

This monograph studies opera as music drama, guided by four ideas: opera as an ambiance (setting an acoustic stage where dramatic action becomes possible), as a Gesamtkunstwerk (incorporating other arts forms into a coherent whole), as archaeology (revivifying lost worlds of experience) and as a dialectical syllogism (resulting in the negation of a paralysing negation via a dramatic act). We focus on Richard Wagner, as composer and author, but also address other music dramas (by Giacomo Puccini and John Adams), adopting a Hegelian dialectical perspective, but involving other dialectical thinkers (e.g., Marx and Engels) as well.

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About the Author

Hub Zwart is professor of philosophy and Dean of Erasmus School of Philosophy (Erasmus University Rotterdam). His research develops a dialectical perspective on contemporary science, confronting it with genres of the imagination (drama, poetry, novels, music).

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Publisher
LIT Verlag
Publication date
2023
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3643916396
ISBN 13 
9783643916396
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
262