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Author: Leah Garrett Publisher: Purdue University Press ISBN: 1557536015 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 160
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A Knight at the Opera examines the remarkable and unknown role that the medieval legend (and Wagner opera) Tannh user played in Jewish cultural life in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The book analyzes how three of the greatest Jewish thinkers of that era, Heinrich Heine, Theodor Herzl, and I. L. Peretz, used this central myth of Germany to strengthen Jewish culture and to attack anti-Semitism. Readers will see how Tannh user evolves from a medieval knight to Peretz's pious Jewish scholar in the Land of Israel. The book also discusses how the founder of Zionism, Theodor Herzl, was so inspired by Wagner's opera that he wrote The Jewish State while attending performances of it. A Knight at the Opera uses Tannh user as a way to examine the changing relationship between Jews and the broader world during the advent of the modern era, and to question if any art, even that of a prominent anti-Semite, should be considered taboo.
Author: Leah Garrett Publisher: Purdue University Press ISBN: 1557536015 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 160
Book Description
A Knight at the Opera examines the remarkable and unknown role that the medieval legend (and Wagner opera) Tannh user played in Jewish cultural life in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The book analyzes how three of the greatest Jewish thinkers of that era, Heinrich Heine, Theodor Herzl, and I. L. Peretz, used this central myth of Germany to strengthen Jewish culture and to attack anti-Semitism. Readers will see how Tannh user evolves from a medieval knight to Peretz's pious Jewish scholar in the Land of Israel. The book also discusses how the founder of Zionism, Theodor Herzl, was so inspired by Wagner's opera that he wrote The Jewish State while attending performances of it. A Knight at the Opera uses Tannh user as a way to examine the changing relationship between Jews and the broader world during the advent of the modern era, and to question if any art, even that of a prominent anti-Semite, should be considered taboo.
Author: Rudolf Bing Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 320
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"'No matter how difficult their jobs are, the president of the United States and the mayor of New York don't have to deal with primma donnas.' So writes Sir Rudolf Bing, the renowned general manager of the Metropolitan Opera for twenty-two years. Every internationally famous diva of our time has crossed his spirited and autocratics path--among them, Birgit Nilsson, Beverly Sills, Joan Sutherland, Leontyne Price, and, most pyrotechnically, Maria Callas. 'What am I to do with the dame?' he cried in the midst of their epistolary duel. 'My fear is that she wants me on my knees begging her to come, make all the arrangements and then cancel. I am not keen. Life is difficult enough.' Their legendary clash produced more Sturm und Drang than the Ring cycle. For the first time, in these pages, Sir Rudolf reveals the entire tempestuous episode. And this is only one story from a witty treasury of anecdotes chronicled in this outspoken sequel to his bestselling memoirs, 5,000 Nights at the Opera. With the devilish wit and unyielding dedication to maintaining the 'grand' in grand opera which has made him great, Sir Rudolf reveals what running the country's greatest opera company entails. He generously shares his personal beliefs and opinions of the stars, designers, directors, managements, boards of directors and his priceless impressions of opera--both yesterday and today. Filled with often amusing, sometimes poignant, always passionate recollections, A Knight at the Opera is a book that no one but Rudolf Bing could have written. As Garson Kanin states in his introduction, 'The present work is a souvenir, a gift to us, on his eightieth birthday. The number has no significance. Mr. Bing, Rudolf Bing, Sir Rudolf, Rudi, is--like his vision, his aspiration, his achievements--ageless.'" --Dust jacket.
Author: Kenneth L. Levinson Publisher: Uncial Press ISBN: 1601741529 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 256
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As the unplanned finale of the Denver Opera Company's production of Carmen. A member of the audience plunges to his death from the top balcony, nearly landing on Denver lawyer Adam Larsen and his paralegal, former Denver Bronco Maurice White. What appears to be a mere accident becomes far more complicated when the mystery woman who had accompanied the deceased can't be found. Much to the displeasure of Larsen's nemesis, Sergeant Joe Stone, the dead man's wife Larsen him represent her in dealing with her husband's ex-wife and his accounting partners. But questions begin to arise. Why was this happily married man soliciting the services of a so-called escort service? And what is so important about his secret post office box that someone assaults Larsen's significant-whatever-she-is, private investigator Jana Duncan, outside the Cherry Creek Mall? Only Adam Larsen's nimble brain and quick sense of humor can sort it all out-but can he do it in time to save Jana's life?
Author: Irving Chernev Publisher: Touchstone ISBN: 9780671211356 Category : Games & Activities Languages : en Pages : 0
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From Simon & Schuster, Logical Chess: Move By Move: Every Move Explained is Irving Chernev guide to beginners chess and the basic moves for every player to improve. In this much loved classic, Irving Chernev explains 33 complete games in detail, telling the reader the reason for every single move. Playing through these games and explanations gives a real insight into the power of the pieces and how to post them most effectively.
Author: Jon Peterson Publisher: MIT Press ISBN: 0262044641 Category : Games & Activities Languages : en Pages : 332
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How the early Dungeons & Dragons community grappled with the nature of role-playing games, theorizing a new game genre. When Dungeons & Dragons made its debut in the mid-1970s, followed shortly thereafter by other, similar tabletop games, it sparked a renaissance in game design and critical thinking about games. D&D is now popularly considered to be the first role-playing game. But in the original rules, the term “role-playing” is nowhere to be found; D&D was marketed as a wargame. In The Elusive Shift, Jon Peterson describes how players and scholars in the D&D community began to apply the term to D&D and similar games—and by doing so, established a new genre of games. Peterson examines key essays by D&D early adopters, rescuing from obscurity many first published in now-defunct fanzines. He traces the evolution of D&D theorizing, as writers attempted to frame problems, define terms, and engage with prior literature. He describes the two cultures of wargames and science fiction fandom that provided D&D's first players; examines the dialogue at the core of the game; explains how game design began to accommodate role-playing; and considers the purpose of the referee or gamesmaster. By 1977, game scholars and critics began to theorize more systematically, and Peterson explores their discussions of the transformative nature of role-playing games, their responsibility to a mass audience, and other topics. Peterson finds that the foundational concepts defined in the 1970s helped theorize role-playing, laying the foundation for the genre's shift into maturity in the 1980s.
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