A Kingdom Not of This World Wagner, the Arts, and Utopian Visions in Fin-de-Siecle Vienna
Karnes, Kevin C.
$85.00
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Place Published: Oxford
Edition: 1st Edition
Date Published: 2013
Illustrator: b&w illustrations
Size: 8vo
Place Published: Oxford
Edition: 1st Edition
Date Published: 2013
Illustrator: b&w illustrations
Size: 8vo
Study of the utopian aesthetic in fin-de-siecle Vienna, with focus on the pervasive influence of Wagner, and also referencing Mahler, Schoenberg, Maeterlinck, and the broader arts (Klimt, Max Klinger, etc), and philosophy (Nietzsche, Schopenhauer); b&w photo illustrations and musical examples throughout; 1st Edition, first printing (1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2); former owner’s name to front endpaper, o.w. Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper.







