Introduction: Literature, Philosophy, and Images in Mahler's
Music
Acknowledgments
Titan: Symphony of an Anti-Hero
Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Rediscovering the "Volk"
Nietzsche and the Crisis of German Culture
Rembrandt and the Margins of German Culture
Goethe against German Culture
The Two Faces of German Orientalism
Conclusion: Beyond Mahler
Notes
Works Consulted
Index
Thought provoking . . . . Should be a part of all serious academic
and public classical music collections.
*AMERICAN JEWISH LIBRARIES REVIEWS*
Although the Mahler literature is extensive and growing, one can
find nothing quite like this volume.. Highly recommended.
*CHOICE*
Carl Niekerk's Reading Mahler is a notable addition to the
composer's bibliography because it counters conventional images of
Mahler as a 'nostalgic modernist' or a 'neoromanticist' . . . .
Niekerk investigates Mahler in a rewarding and challenging way. His
study also provides readers with a solid grounding in texts and
sources that are not always considered in the field of Mahler
studies.
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Riveting . . . . [A] compelling book, an example of
interdisciplinary scholarship at its finest. It is a major
contribution to our understanding of this pivotal epoch in Western
civilization and represents an invaluable resource for any future
research into the period as a whole.
*MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW*
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