Document Type
Article
Date
July 2010
Keywords
Beethoven, collective identity, cultural memory, J¨org Haider, music and language, national and cultural aspirations
Disciplines
German Literature
Description/Abstract
The article explores how Richard Wagner’s Beethoven and Elfriede Jelinek’s Das Lebewohl draw on music and musical aesthetics to signify national and cultural aspirations in Germany and Austria. As an artistic experience that transcends borders, Beethoven’s music has often provoked questions about cultural memory, “national art forms,” and collective identity in nineteenth- and twentieth-century German intellectual history. Though very different in nature, Wagner’s politically charged Beethoven and the monolog that Jelinek ascribes to the right-wing Austrian politician J¨org Haider show how important music and language can be when national goals and cultural politics join forces.
Recommended Citation
Karl, Solibakke Ivan, "Deutsch-österreichische Beethoven-Bilder: Richard Wagner, Elfriede Jelinek und “der Zorn der Schreiber”" (2010). Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics - All Scholarship. 7.
https://surface.syr.edu/lll/7
Additional Information
Copyright 2010 Symposium. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and Symposium. The article may be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00397700903238198#preview