Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-216) and index. Includes filmography.
Contents:
Introduction: Visconti -- Wagner in Italy -- Ludwig, Wagner and Hitler -- First intermission-the birth of Hitler from the spirit of music -- Mann's "Death in Venice" -- Second intermission-Pan, paganism and Arcadia -- Visconti's Death in Venice -- Gotterdammerung -- Third intermission-the cinema of the future -- The damned -- Alternative visions -- Epilogue: the film music of the future.
Summary:
"This book explores the complex relationship between themes and ideals of German Romanticism; their impact on the Third Reich catastrophe; how the German Romantic movement led to Nazism, and contrasts the ways in which filmmakers have presented this continuum. Works discussed are Richard Wagner, Thomas Mann, Friedrich Nietzsche, Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, Ken Russell, Tony Palmer and others"--Provided by publisher.
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