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03153aam a2200349 i 4500 001 21C12FA878F711ECAF30597D2FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220119010213 008 210517t20222022enka b 001 0deng 010 $a 2021023250 020 $a 1032047097 020 $a 9781032047096 035 $a (OCoLC)1251741509 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a ML410.B4 $b Z26 2022 082 00 $a 780.92 $2 23 100 1 $a Zanden, Jos van der, $e author. 245 10 $a Beethoven and Greco-Roman antiquity / $c Jos van der Zanden. 264 1 $a Abingdon, Oxon ; $b Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, $c 2022. 300 $a xvi, 272 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction -- Influences I : Bonn -- Influences II : Vienna -- Greek Literature I : Homer -- Greek Literature II : Xenophon, Euripides and Greek Poetry -- Literature from Imperial Rome : Plutarch, Horace and Tacitus -- The Role of Hellenistic Philosophy -- Antiquity in Beethoven's Music -- Closing Observations. 520 $a "Ludwig van Beethoven had a life beyond music. He considered it his duty to spend leisure-time improving his Bildung (sophistication). To this end he familiarised himself with tangible manifestations of Greco-Roman antiquity, for he perceived these cultures and their representatives as examples of intellectual, moral and artistic perfection. He consumed such writers as Homer, Plutarch, Horace, Tacitus, Euripides and Greek poets. These texts were morally uplifting for him, and advantageous for building character. They now hold a key to Beethoven's ideal of a steadfast, resolute, manly and Stoic outlook, necessary for a 'great man' to carry out his duties. Jos van der Zanden demonstrates that Beethoven's engagement with Greco-Roman culture was deep and ongoing, and that it ventured beyond the non-committal. Drawing on a comprehensive investigation of primary sources (letters, conversation books, diaries, recollections of contemporaries) he examines what Beethoven knew of such topics like history, art, politics and philosophy of antiquity. The book presents new information on the composer's republicanism, his familiarity with the works of Plato, his admiration of the elderly Brutus, his plan to utilize 'unresolved dissonances' in an unknown piece of music, and his decision to subscribe to a book about ancient Greek poetry. A hitherto unknown vocal piece based on lines by Euripides is revealed. The study concludes with a comprehensive survey of all compositions and sketches by Beethoven based on Greco-Roman subjects"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Beethoven, Ludwig van, $d 1770-1827 $x Knowledge and learning. 650 0 $a Civilization, Classical. 600 17 $a Beethoven, Ludwig van, $d 1770-1827. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00042803 650 7 $a Civilization, Classical. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00862996 650 7 $a Learning and scholarship. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00994857 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117013119.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=21C12FA878F711ECAF30597D2FECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search