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Opera's Second Death

Paperback • 2002 • English • 1. edition

Opera's Second Death

By Slavoj Žižek, Mladen Dolar

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About the book

Operas are about the meaning of love and life, and also very much about the meaning of death. Opera as a form, however, might even be dead itself. The last great operas are said to be those written around 1900. But, the psychoanalytic critic and philosopher Slavoj Zizek is quick to point out, 1900 is also the year in which Freud 'invents' psychoanalysis. Can this be a coincidence? Opera's Second Death is a passionate exploration of opera---the genre, its masterpieces, and the nature of death. Us...Show more

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ISBN

9780415930178

Publisher

Psychology Press

Published year

2002

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Opera's Second Death

Format

Paperback

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