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BL
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1012748
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b767118
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| Main Entry
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Williams, Simon,1943-
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| Title & Author
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Wagner and the Romantic hero /\ Simon Williams.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, U.K. ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2004.
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1 online resource (x, 193 pages)
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| ISBN
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0511210612
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: 0511212380
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: 0511214197
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: 0511215983
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: 0511481748
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: 0521820081
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: 1280516003
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: 9780511210617
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: 9780511212383
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: 9780511214196
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: 9780511215988
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: 9780511481741
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: 9780521820080
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: 9781280516009
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0511210612
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0521153441
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0521820081
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9780521153447
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-187) and index.
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| Contents
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Cover; Halt-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Note on abbreviations of sources; Introduction; 1 Modes of heroism in the early nineteenth century; 2 Wagner and the early nineteenth-century theatre; 3 Early music-drama: the isolated hero; 5 The last music-dramas: toward the messiah; 6 Wagner's heroism on stage; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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| Abstract
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Simon Williams explores the image of the hero in Wagner's work and examines this heroism as a function of Wagner's theatre and music. The book analyses all thirteen stage works by Wagner and his adaptation of the figure of the Romantic hero.
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| Subject
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Wagner, Richard,1813-1883., Operas.
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Wagner, Richard,1813-1883., Opéras.
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Characters and characteristics in opera.
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Heroes in opera.
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Héros à l'opéra.
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Opéras-- Personnages.
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Characters and characteristics in opera.
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Heroes in opera.
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MUSIC-- Genres Styles-- Opera.
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Operas (Wagner, Richard)
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| Dewey Classification
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782.1/092
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| LC Classification
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ML410.W13W44 2004eb
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