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OverviewA pathbreaking study of the Parisian press's attempts to claim Richard Wagner's place in French history and imagination during the unstable and conflict-ridden years of the Third Reich. Richard Wagner was a polarizing figure in France from the time that he first entered French musical life in the mid nineteenth century. Critics employed him to symbolize everything from democratic revolution to authoritarian antisemitism. During periods of Franco-German conflict, such as the Franco-Prussian War and World War I, Wagner was associated in France with German nationalism and chauvinism. This association has led to the assumption that, with the advent of the Third Reich, the French once again rejected Wagner. Drawing on hundreds of press sources and employing close readings, this book seeks to explain a paradox: as the German threat grew more tangible from 1933, the Parisian press insisted on seeing in Wagner a universality that transcended his Germanness. Repudiating the notion that Wagner stood for Germany, French critics attempted to reclaim his role in their own national history and imagination. Claiming Wagner for France: Music and Politics in the Parisian Press, 1933-1944 reveals how the concept of a universal Wagner, which was used to challenge the Nazis in the 1930s, was gradually transformed into the infamous collaborationist rhetoric promoted by the Vichy government and exploited by the Nazis between 1940 and 1944. Rachel Orzech's study offers a close examination of Wagner's place in France's cultural landscape at this time, contributing to our understanding of how the French grappled with one of the most challenging periods in their history. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Rachel Orzech , Emeritus Professor Ralph P. Locke (Series Editor)Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd Imprint: University of Rochester Press ISBN: 9781580469708ISBN 10: 1580469701 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 15 April 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Contents List of Figures Note on Translations and Referencing of Press Sources Introduction 1. A Universal Art: The Cinquantenaire, 1933 2. Ambassador of Peace: Rapprochement and Wagner, 1933-1939 3. Art and Patrie: The Bayreuth Festival, 1933-1943 4. A Sensitive Question: From Drôle de Guerre to Resistance, 1939-1944 5. Staging Collaboration: The Paris Opéra, 1939-1944 Conclusion: From Universalism to Collaboration Bibliography IndexReviewsA major contribution to our understanding of Wagner reception in France, Franco-German cultural relations during the 1930s, and musical life during the Occupation. -- Marie-Pier Leduc * REVUE MUSICALE OICRM * Author InformationRACHEL ORZECH is a Lecturer in Musicology and Research Fellow at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, University of Melbourne, Australia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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