German Essays on Music: Theodor W. Adorno, Ernst Bloch, Thomas Mann, and others

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title German Essays on Music: Theodor W. Adorno, Ernst Bloch, Thomas Mann, and others
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Jost Hermand
Edited by Michael Gilbert
SeriesGerman Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:336
Category/GenreTheory of music and musicology
Literary essays
Literary studies - c 1800 to c 1900
Literary studies - fiction, novelists and prose writers
ISBN/Barcode 9780826407214
ClassificationsDewey:780
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Publication Date 1 December 1997
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Up to the end of the nineteenth century, Germany largely perceived itself as "the nation of poets and philosophers." But with the enormous popularity of Schubert and Wagner, this began to change. Suddenly, composers also began to play a greater role in theories of national identity, and music theory became and important element of German thought. The essays in this volume reflect this, and are by a range of writers: Adorno, Bloch, Thomas Mann, Wachenroder, Herder, E. T. A. Hoffmann, Hegel, Bettina von Arnim, Nietzsche, Max Weber, Brecht, and others.