{"product_id":"the-aesthetic-system-of-francois-delsarte-and-richard-wagner-catholicism-romanticism-and-ancient-music-hardback-9781009608770","title":"The Aesthetic System of François Delsarte and Richard Wagner; Catholicism, Romanticism, and Ancient Music (Hardback) 9781009608770","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Aesthetic System of François Delsarte and Richard Wagner\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCatholicism, Romanticism, and Ancient Music\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Element shows that Delsarte's 'Course in Applied Aesthetics' is the most likely source of Wagner's aesthetic transformation in Paris.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBradley Hoover (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009608770, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 8 May 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e76 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.9 x 1.2 cm, 0.26 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOn 17 September 1839, Richard Wagner arrived in Paris. Although scholars agree that the composer learned a great deal about aesthetics during his first sojourn in the city, what has not been known is exactly what he learned and from whom. This Element explores the striking similarities between Wagner's early aesthetic writings and François Delsarte's 'Cours d'esthétique appliquée', a theoretical and practical training course for artists which Delsarte began teaching in Paris in May 1839. This Element also details the rise of Delsarte as a celebrated teacher of aesthetics and interpreter of Gluck's repertoire during the same years that Wagner lived in the city. By comparing historical timelines, published documents, and manuscript sources and by analysing Wagner's treatises, Das Kunstwerk der Zukunft and Oper und Drama, and the essay 'Über Schauspieler und Sänger', the author shows that Delsarte's course is the most likely source of Wagner's aesthetic transformation in Paris.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Delsarte's 'cours d'esthétique appliquée'\u003cbr\u003e 2. Delsarte's teaching: Pedagogy and press\u003cbr\u003e 3. Delsarte's rise to fame in Paris\u003cbr\u003e 4. Delsarte's principle of the trinity in Wagner's das kunstwerk der Zukunft\u003cbr\u003e 5. Delsarte's psychological 'chart of man' in Wagner's oper und drama\u003cbr\u003e 6. Schröder-devrient plays the role of Delsarte in Wagner's 'Uber schauspieler und sänger'\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Baroque music [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Baroque music\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Baroque%20music%20%5Bc%201600%20to%20c%201750%5D%20%5BAVGC3%5D%22\"\u003ec 1600 to c 1750 AVGC3\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52415669436696,"sku":"9781009608770","price":49.57,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009608770i.jpg?v=1784421552","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-aesthetic-system-of-francois-delsarte-and-richard-wagner-catholicism-romanticism-and-ancient-music-hardback-9781009608770","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}