Music, Opera

Opera's Second Death

Name: Opera's Second Death
Author: Slavoj Zizek
ISBN: 9780415930178

by Slavoj Zizek, Mladen Dolar

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Synopsis

Opera's Second Death is a passionate exploration of opera - the genre, its masterpieces, and the nature of death. Using a dazzling array of tools, Slavoj Zizek and coauthor Mladen Dolar explore the strange compulsions that overpower characters in Mozart and Wagner, as well as our own desires to die and to go to the opera.

About the Author, Slavoj Zizek

Slavoj Zizek is Researcher at the University of Ljubljana. Among his many books are The Fragile Absolute and The Ticklish Subject. Mladen Dolar is Professor of Philosopy at the University of Ljubljana.