Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

Beyond Reason: Wagner contra Nietzsche
Beyond Reason: Wagner contra Nietzsche
Beyond Reason: Wagner contra Nietzsche
Ebook934 pages10 hours

Beyond Reason: Wagner contra Nietzsche

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars

()

Read preview

About this ebook

Beyond Reason relates Wagner’s works to the philosophical and cultural ideas of his time, centering on the four music dramas he created in the second half of his career: Der Ring des NibelungenTristan und IsoldeDie Meistersinger von Nürnberg, and Parsifal. Karol Berger seeks to penetrate the “secret” of large-scale form in Wagner’s music dramas and to answer those critics, most prominently Nietzsche, who condemned Wagner for his putative inability to weld small expressive gestures into larger wholes. Organized by individual opera, this is essential reading for both musicologists and Wagner experts.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateNov 15, 2016
ISBN9780520966130
Beyond Reason: Wagner contra Nietzsche
Author

Karol Berger

Karol Berger is Osgood Hooker Professor in Fine Arts, Emeritus, Department of Music, Stanford University. His award-winning books include Musica Ficta; A Theory of Art; and Bach’s Cycle, Mozart’s Arrow. 

Related to Beyond Reason

Related ebooks

Music For You

View More

Related articles

Reviews for Beyond Reason

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings

0 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    Beyond Reason - Karol Berger

    SNabook_preview_excerpt.htmlKב.Wxp IQ(AIC i gU*ͬR>vw=8gI.@_r"bqa@Z_|phe2}_z/UMe;lRx5 ۲[aMy,}Xæjf(شMɧ؆mvؕ]h~Vf?);yMۇb®[yn;>`~#_23U kyn`uWa5(ov_::4kǾݮb񌯫rjQƭLfcmkyq5pm˺Z]#+ }_|ʳP $Y˾Pܖ\Tl>Pvk{M^ϊLMdvF}) ݶl5rm3ݞnW]jUb%EɶX~x+'*yYva_pQ< u-xbA'r-Y,f]A|i}Wvm]|<]|ۇv~k%|u/^}_~fE߽mŲꇪYzc>e AK lFY6ۮV:Z^B.dm]vpѳК>70v٧ Y յ5$JݦftNnOxW*Zjdg}BdU#Kt]^_̿{v#(c/:?r?`_ߊ;ݾU$ݗOyW*7{6kJ\f}^5-t;76l>+n/E9KꀇI}$\(B8͊!,jZWV2@V#I.8jU+O>|޹A_}ݻѝܿiqkQ=(ͅ]ΎOnm_j>,߫Yu]۟~zx!Bj~ÿ~/nsqg7]U c>_>,~k2Nhv0nO6+d)2bI=˾mTNϞ~|n-U|aq;?쎌\ܹ)բץ\yi3 ]/E..sʮ׳WNY n*ris7~ǓN3䯏n6_'}=a21YdeLޟ(0˦)gkѓl^?ȇoD 'q WZ \4aKhGOByvMs_Jj-eHn|u]֣h]+4*seM-Ơ.׭&&m5*!a#d' SL]fS[o7/?zyI|Y]y|ZyyLWO_?~Y|wo]>^L6j@L΃kW#/l}P}VP NU'>+uہ-,dǎ2꓈-\Λx#ωTWێ0]߳˗O_=z_B~~xT_߾x$x?/~㗅/ӫgzZ׼_?~*e w^ػ`w;8|nLrDrF`üŷr:#;-QeC:VN~{ݘy|/U#?鿺O?B.W]O/Cq>)s;C_w?WXOޅ쯠h'SC켣'_Ua?= L^_!VO=Nϓ/߄OM?m?q+TN0é g/ݾf>1c;ZiO;(&n^we߸,vJnu[>xr7RHTU/tkkqGiO˷{yza1"+֓/:mLWfO\>n[}/I-O|\g0:ײ.7s1'k|dR7=/lQ9Q:to~o΄;x*L][ϿW6l"v|,q6d[DuxP<6xv;6U6kr~~p" ~cW^瞢XZk1~6 ˰ݽ3 ֬7pS-֚gCuCMns5YWosAHEtQ\5b,:z-VT[=TU"5T]{ԅ~Yb*.9V,p![Gsݕ󊛅U#Hq>U Dtd(ٶ paBh`[FL\͞%fa0f"Q61fڂ^OEE䅁`[V ]~Kw^^hlhUi !jYG"O@_TmR(t3*WnwYT%aOX@cqߢઁLeER<Wb Rk΁S&h(? 5"FBDvnza$Zhx ~S՛88ᡔT*vrs-ʜ~9y(B/[$1FHIAwng )ΦzHDNGθR  KΧH%ɋxW!˭DGW(gv *K9^84t`Nh&zc14VU~/ļj)Qə8έyx֌Ӝr]}/uNBKD6A~rg5ry<\(vsQ5 2DqwՂԨGܝ~w\A)WKț^LNPn.iy;SG5Ų/l %S5haMK@}50wPqO &r]DcT|읕}݅s& ^evޑ?kvoFWbU;-kg'5`t]w8Zaw, bY8SjwM4:W;YU-ܚUb3\Y@͇M5(F6g:3(p#IR D>`!Zbԫ8JhVdʴC9(BtB93]ljdU̍|zWUG`ƍNHJNppocN#lģsq"|ؾ>T‰L68-0 >AaDgX_SrG z:'dPkd5ڣ X^a[U[%7Sn>U<,Y=!Kua|XQ;G`90K]jeJTzܓڐed[VR /ΜsBB3z&F`)dNN~[нOحy<1"ʎB<0˃+IS{tw,!kye1U=uӏ?r㳙U^Y$hTHiF ! x% Zr4V#wp+_v}TY?4QYA cBn-_!ŻfXխ-YVg^(]d].2'~_ͷ1#'PzhIu<.T  7tw.R~~WuZt\uMC7/a-~_s+-^8rӚ^z)|3 %\[^0SIۭyi0n\a- fYOf GG]t- j\#lwqj7<:2[#iȄ,b=Z:5&#ˑihh/܃{a @'vEe8ys_`׷aZE \At56^8FfiqeaҕN>W lh),)hmTjY vCXmd&'*3{9Y!Zfhl H2ŌR1p޶RU^z6“!X%jp(C9FKd}:sr CoP6̏v-]# hM/|l9AV@I1z-7E3#JU#N&?./! } [u[Uk$ӚJeܖ[3{!m1zH'~FFmi7e߶ ԼFɠ% Uừ@psZVy*X7%ќdFYI:Jt-[UM2֐E,Ԡ(3%=ϨHɞh*nJI=S}]H9'\rR?-,uhA}VZPy|мL2=늻n$] HJٴf*E}=.*n0Fқ35#zɑ܋~CCM%?݅Q bq !rR+m{PBfлеef|<Mې 3!&w:Pg. *sՉu]#n'Smb1r`vFX4ETլb" d.Y`$%O+,-YʼnT&Mt ;|T $=/eC0uzS*,Y*L]ۊZ^wV)J3A'R﴾F%5j7mܘJ4KF5x7񟖖RW=rrC %wyK04 =OS%YEˮk鹢&o!Oť H=bxȴ>pŏcY7{'SHY=98Nhp]JuhD'~2Gث: ֮Fխ]9k--ߤ|RY _(nG3A-SZ6٭jc2ѯVQ;p8l_"]#}Jj/DDF4LT3m5%_PSC{; j8Vš)nTX$5NlăF5h۫BƓ\M!Ï:4[[†hFU*%Dd^qG j lo6H>])f]($>eZjy@||O,jwn$]׈)g^lYOŨFqy(n˙H=e<=N>te;2W$QF5Èal;gի^˕e$ vqTfa0#܊Z_7NuyA!eAeKdq&b&Kcc Gv?qR>$w@j3)De݊.'KћOѤ.T*-Զaj6 >twP> >đITf<ݗYR1AG"?Q>|$}уw}0b.<4I%\do߉W㋻K3W-ʅhH"݇~߮TflUKnvƖP0 /R!r|SoLp:CUEmhjk c`Rv^q޽ \onG[3+?*}rǓI~k2gN p||W|r;|fRǃ[ױ~Od@v">>Sd W$6-}ϣn%M+UeI5FiڐЄ" ?s繽bnwp9174@W4a<~~I `O腑ѹV\W'S(z5aKa܌k$%j 2¶d Q(%{}\1LꓳA i p)+:g:\޲iS.L40 [6z*xB eX T,qUMBT"<92]*O6hӁ4_g)I4G4L9C5b.E&8lC=va1RI bR_TL,Id&7٫dCgR,;.RSt<UFTxrU [~FT]I3D> z>)bt4Q}D- ALO#`bIt,{:e\W~BKǔM`Ze582!rmcflM9U)67@AȦ07^ͱ>A&Ȕnt%D]nCV2.r>r,J㲭WdjPx}xc-gPϊe5]%7cq X[T `kM-D"'Xn[<m]P{R/q?#\l`~ɕH|((9<2 r `WE ՝Z.2#HgH ae=MdM-MbUQMHx)@%cifQEz-e@5/܂6YXP"1^ TaOȒ&>D*V]S\*+vd:`Bʤ>Cv Mos j:'dǠ( jI_ ωъ$L*w?žgaa_.9sr@Q9-JAcFm{O00P\% Ԉ:́FcIsoa4ƌ%t`\;D1*R5*MG޴c`-?{pm(yhLZ.~A˵#ҟIZWQ-%˿5&[ U @3͌|),bbV 5Ra,_*!X"Nٝz:+,A e'e٪+~6`KxE/VTihKܦgs?K0HY|L$ç/^*^o8Ha92 ø'31@޲b#UAUπRr!IoE6B-sNs; ,vh!4վ~!?3($s]B\b5 s}KM/Pڇluť\0;3u qU(PR_ CaU)X>2(1M.6oa Ѳְb(MC7K1wsN?^]1)bC]%[UW0yv/σa!`mvydB[ƹD!۲33enיq)`E{hV)~{糵j!ETW' $ 熢peÝ&D9Ƿ.]Ql2]iZ.עp mVFe;!-n Ӎ a>+@]ꚁB[vP)jqI Rr,r;l۸*2w@$. zI^ jEv=>>I]9]7̴ dN#E{Xʛh8ʣ$$etT-XZ~D-8z-׽ߊg;@ r!p}7M'Zp%FC4e0bT1 }5\QѾTE5=(NsXL0S+9}bNk11SUZEۆfkr U/:_\μv% hmT2& $tv:o=۾nr3gEfM!a|4ȡܲ*pﱲkQN+X:7fz um#^/\@zޖ5Y= SdZi+ Rڋy2]5 %r 6ɏ!pH}5t%pUp ciٔ!DDavcj=jP'| -Z^RHIonߎ#cVPB[[m!m` 7Ii6T:zUS930+?>tSz{ q{ TFsDWzR1s$VBiS}[G3|fXe D#l"')2$2srgNKŐTuG2b!7oQH3ESMGdcd2F˳r!Vspǖt*L\jE,ӟQVV_ ]'`t'&_k@x5exvw֥Y< H_;O+ thpfM5BlŏL0r6!5qi ՎUu-0O&s]vAǔO~_:TF @qd71qcZ%! L˶`* i dk\AܿWʹqDy2M] S[V;V;l؛TWd2Q"@c|h"r`(32qZ'Wbj[4sO?e(ZԴG87#*Z iaX*'bH3d%aP# p 5faxHC& b[7]0MGN1 c`ֽQm~pɩ)TGi=藹*O/Hk.M׵V֖&{)#BG.|':Ua +ysܭ{n!:V嵆i&IP$>䮛L-uz) riN2qp!:؃'r)VڰM۹*Veo^0BT"ry=f?`;f?8AŁ;2[[Z 4xKabRʺ횦e 4;'.j9L6]z,;K`D;rug ZD핏-,sdSݶa%qnȜuј:|U_ sh1Vra4M=Qq3]poCV:4Dp='KO E͍{i4Ij IfC4K^ +nK ,6kGeZbXA4uC=#U]={Q(K$'by/jX[uneJY$}ў- _UֈCeTn^:XoΩ{柶҆ɮ_?O#^YT]`1g+˃4eEﶆ >Y˯܄ؕ&ct_ +*EHRKPD!G!o:CҽteT`KuCq2uciw8>%ʬt:VFؙջ!ѣE3NkgrnG]phΗ`:8bP[]S%K'Z@GʗvP1K7>@J,W e)4ZXykz3OL+^s_#+,^;;ä#~楯pU/ԍaClWј ;u14ί\ ܰ4ro< HTh?H3 ֭]&P$4u.k\xɅF Ҷ`a70D5%X%] 1aov2:Kcb{}[r㣲 PE*8 (&k. K13:aȅ: W]Aީ2/[~͌j={nY{5\K{EOءB`p2 uhj0VDAsύ`AEş/4 nϣq>cj':U8MD#^-D6m-u*՝teΎfӪItr$9 vP~n;eʟ7k|̑X2Dfe"9 )DH^?jP9XYjLu$*s5eC UkR;fyqj)[lPaQi^q(!9bˉrm<olddF(C2H+1mhUڗzU/j%ChkQXhN]yK(auΛ6X#>V'uh:m2o.%bY3K9CǴLgfUlbw./3=[mKk%Xr?DFT01c^[.pn"k \El nUNSd!59TN\%4z SZzJS@aWi_ewl 'F4"\.9*{dZpOaxfiuntmL-  3m'@[`"D@Y{+*gƒp#G6w_ 2VSHw-aZӐ$Kub2jn$ϯQ!1NPg@XﲴM?Tvyu.M2QK4 Ъ̲v2 sPfXWY "iVMe!/8eY;G+vLzc'MbƣSKVeΧ QE8zdTFAsUW:֡&KW7jT%(1$Z :%Zn1o  -n9"%1m1@YͶ:/z{N7O7.V2F3x3)NxCaj<|evخtEM=NnIۛ#!I3v zWk-&"jwGY6_c&Wn5UY2|Vt-`N]hSEu,f6&Kx)JzJ[sI#ǔGK:R6"yCwbR)`p%W/\B0? Ƭ&^KQm%MR(7RYTCIH[G]A /|U-mڵZHYwKglp?2 kVV $-qJ=xW^:P|'匠_l~pg?h]:߹Q{Eqٷ"2HRӈQa( 5UwA}=P\7u"UӍiMnTg>/}6fXoZ}T/ E* ԞAzd2ݕeiW Vk@$fGPF,9Ԝ~unpFؐ99W!snُpv-c{zM쬑UoHfAHCF܉ Շu#\zQ{%X+Fha[6c_9W34Xy7q_HH4^N;tVIsFuYNL ݶ DYG `FS LObʍF*hVh2$U>@ըv/F+L[fNWG.Xw^*UHd~IU,m9r]U SAbȳ.qq-;i)gGh6:}ܦy0-3jjT,.`LSܚj*(K TPj8Zz_+8 ? MĉƖDje()eLUyBF. >Sh-oR|?")Hy b+K«g9|f,7q')Y_x]WWBc:W 6˚$ŤL:D%*7M2Qlw:ZL`{pP؀gο]iYO6UƲ/rT)!,pI@c޺t܍\!tvY42YQԌA-+ _V>Dc"mJ۵@ʸ'i,MEssfYOwv3O!D7Vr&EqU,NVx@h심N\ƯUҬ::eAо}.:Egsuˈ)\@X̘m'JQ`("= wx~6)TUFˀR˩xLw}X&$#9/لJ#45ͫWCH0H(T DN's _5ЄiEXRpr&"ɧ$.V:lث.(Y3m8!њ uy3c)^[ ߁i)ֺ}{=HiXDbݡ]x~Kt^ZAP6pwpo2q<{U>B&8<*x GO#m.Խs:Aqo[JwnŖZ;|| ,Y@Gv^ړD{aZLLh+PHŠDrn/o]Lé10*p KyXQiQ5OvR+lS1EԖlD0;qSN X6vt{%ֈNsm H& \y ۆVNi76iwcDE&эUY:yY{Ff<:`-h]N d"hƛ6RD];wL;nU](_䶩1Mn?"fbߌKJJedtiS16@(''QkO9u[b.q6 azY.u,2"8 }a^tu0xQl=YkDS6zrKܼsK-3wQ@&",bCLS ̻hNBze҆zՔ[^u#hej&o>{ ^^g#0prAٗ &0@vJGx#ÐX6y<^ mIb@"LZWd;tJ,Q@yb ]=h'Wp&LY߈yRZ%@:+('bN}9G<|i㠝:YOꡖ;ϋE]ձ{tcґꔬIvPQZk#E u^ %8<7 "Pu1w|bQӵ.SIm2x9$Dkר 3&ꌞFUz{^*TGI,։] 2Lͩ:lLEf0^؟Ӭ,hqչ:c?q4 $Cɭ÷ =h+YUlp{p?Xeʨ1ڨ25,1)AѪLuO=:h˘Sm˅ WaMz,pmU`f~Dӵ CN4!Jc 3}"9CsئKJ2[ 6 5Dv)S>qԵS^;+Gu*=4{V<&xCP !PtT_!g'M\jFu2 i6W]190;ߏ.qd E#sٜܯ&H/߫K:&[;prM V ?{NDCV d/ʞ2Oe;㨥ƀ,s:?PD{ [!,~JS1#sHua-r#y [GI5)ak-AaD7F9ѳ98Co4 EYA&Mԩz\f?)P226OB]C*/X| (}'G[6[{kHHKw{eI^&-hځ#\sІun*I)xj;\ZыL@4cuU/| &gD(ntVdP@VLxTvȶk d XCD7R?ķz]\[s6'!ŭ|Zi +fL/[SA$[Kg9`v?P`o QQG _Z0q]pCq+:X[äi: uU `,!Ie#SS]mʚ`hS\5DS_(w{,,XY\{-uFwǢ\$fʔ}mHwu!:f =L'!3Fe ,6zfn$:e-ۼ0Cj`ZЅoC,?S VzV:MK;MBo&@Tt_\¢]j Vcx5)g蟰-6.vnr6;ƽ&|RFCmz[vnpTFon%^2[ 47ڍ7%zLZ}\ gN®]l5n62_$@Yn06o" "lQ;I4+ {^?K*f"<fNp[VAxcC^%cL[L=sS/zV\!ri&huNPHŨ3&KpV[dPsg>&Mhp˹mXqnXG14*?xF2Z(b^c`˄ΰ:[03SFB$# sJKLfCNMn<hTcb8t@f uXW^0B {w-_Ĭ)|u헱B h'Px+5EKM\~GPZP
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1