Boring, too short and lacking any semblance of characterisation. Hofmannsthals elektra, which he had begun in 1901, was a rewritten version of the play of the same name by greek tragedian sophocles from. Your generous donation will be matched 2to1 right now. He was important as a lyric poet, a playwright, and an essayist, but also as a librettist and a.
Vienna, austriahungaryhis 1st of 7 libretti for the composer music by richard strauss 18641909, b. Munich, bavariahis 4th opera adapted from hofmannsthals 1903 drama elektra, based on ancient greek mythology, chiefly as portrayed by sophocles in his elektra ca. He wanted a libretto on a different subject, he told hofmannsthal, who hofmwnnsthal held firm. Download and save all data of elektra book in one free pdf file. With these first poems and his dramatic studies gestern yesterday, published also under a pseudonym, theophil morren, he established his early literary fame. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by having full access to all books. Elektra paperback book, ebook download pdf, epub, mobi and fb2.
Bahr too had produced a book, dialog vom tragischen 1903, during this. Her characteristic can be stated as a vengeful soul in the libation bearers, the second play of aeschylus oresteia. He made his reputation with his lyrical poems and plays and became internationally famous for his collaboration with the german operatic composer richard strauss the only child of a bank director, hofmannsthal studied law at vienna. Loris, theophil morren 18841892 akademisches gymnasium wien.
Learn about the book and the historical context in which it was written. Three plays, translated by alfred schwartz wayne state university press, 1966. Richard strausss elektra is a searing masterpiece of early 20thcentury theater that sets the. Library locations billy rose theatre division shelf locator. See all 8 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Electra is a free adaptation of the play of the same. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Electra is a free adaptation of the play of the same name by the ancient. Study guide to richard strausss classical tragedy elektra.
Consumed by grief for her dead father, electra has dedicated herself to. The opera was the first of many collaborations between strauss and hofmannsthal. Pdf kindle book is very recommended for you all who likes to reader as collector, or just read a book to fill in spare time. It was dedicated to his friends natalie and willy levin.
Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Hofmannsthal depicted elektra as an obsessional neurotic long before freud went public hofmannsthao his analysis of the condition. Hofmannsthal began to publish poetry as a 16 year old student still in the gymnasium under the pseudonym loris. Includes bibliographic data, information about the author of the ebook, description of the e book and other if such information is available. She is also the central figure in plays by aeschylus, alfieri, voltaire, hofmannsthal, and eugene oneill. Elektra, based on sophocles classic drama, and four years after. But, she claims, once that happens, she will be able to sleep again. Elektra s relentless thirst for blood fuels klytemnestras guilt, which she seeks in turn to assuage by turning to her daughter in the hope of some sort of solace. This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special legacy reprint series.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. He gained early literary fame with his poetry and lyrical plays, partially. Electra electra eelehktruh, the daughter of clytemnestra and the murdered king agamemnon. She is the main character in two greek tragedies, electra by sophocles and electra by euripides. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Electra is one of the most popular mythological characters in tragedies. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Within four days, three editions of the book were sold. Strauss, whose name was synonymous with artistic scandal on both sides of the atlantic, was no stranger to controversy, but even so, many of the operas original commentators were unusually vitriolic in their condemnation. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. T pho a genres photographs type of resource still image identifiers universal unique identifier uuid. Property of the publisher for all countries adolph fttrstner, berlin w. The result is a very modern, expressionistic retelling of the ancient greek myth. The son of a banker, hofmannsthal began to publish under the pseudonym loris when he was only sixteen.
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