Carl Maria Von Weber and the Search for a German Opera

by Stephen C. Meyer

Stephen C. Meyer details the intricate relationships between the operas Der Freisch?tz and Euryanthe, and contemporary discourse on both the "Germany of the imagination" and the new nation itself. In so doing, he presents excerpts from a wide range of philosophical, political, and musical writings, many of which are little known and otherwise unavailable in English. Individual chapters trace the multidimensional concept of German and "foreign"...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 025334185X
• ISBN13: 9780253341853
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.7"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher