Zizek, Slavoj
Opera's Second Death
- ISBN 13:
- 9780415930178
- author:
- Zizek, Slavoj
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Routledge
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2001
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 152mm X 229mm
- Genre:
- Cultural studies
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Slavoj Žižek and Mladen Dolar explore the nature of death in opera, a genre that has been around for centuries. While it is often associated with love and life, Žižek argues that opera itself may be dead, at least as a distinct form.
The authors examine the strange compulsions that drive characters in Mozart and Wagner's operas, as well as our own desires to die and to experience art. Through a psychoanalytic lens, they uncover surprising insights into the works of these two musical giants.
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