Two of these plays, although chronologically quite far apart. Karl kraus, whose literary, political, and social german literature. Besuch des akademischen gymnasiums in wien bis 1892. Bangerter and from the materialien to hofmannsthal s ein brief and reitergeschichte, published by klett. Elektra, based on sophocles classic drama, and four years after. The decision of lord chandos to renounce all further writing, because of the inadequacy of language to express his total view of the world, represents hofmannsthal s personal language crisis or language scepticism. It is based on several medieval mystery plays, including the late 15thcentury english morality play everyman. His first verses were published when he was 16 years old, and his play the death of titian 1892, tr. The decision of lord chandos to renounce all further writing, because of the inadequacy of language to express his total view of the world, represents hofmannsthals personal language crisis or language scepticism. Pdf an eighteenthcentury jealous woman and a twentiethcentury. From 1920, it has been performed regularly at the salzburg festival. I got to know his work from the operas of the german composer richard strauss. It was first performed on 1 december 1911 in berlin, directed by max reinhardt at the circus schumann.
The netherlands opera, netherlands po, marc albrecht. Daniel rated it liked it feb 05, compared to sophocles s electrathe opera presents raw, brutal, violent, and bloodthirsty horror. Like its sophoclean model, hofmannsthals elektra is the story of a daughters staggering hatred for her mother and of a sons matricide. The performances of elektra which were used for this cd production were made in november 2011 in the amsterdam muziektheatre with the netherlands philharmonic orchestra, the toonkunst choir. Stay connected to your students with prezi video, now in microsoft teams.
All of hofmannsthals prose poems are from his posthumous work, i. Four poems by hugo hofmannsthal, translated by johannes. Aeschyluss oresteia focuses on chains of retribution and guilt. This page was developed as a final project in barbara schoenbergs seminar virgins, vamps and veneer.
Great performances at the met tv series libretto by 1 episode, 2017 libretto. T pho a genres photographs type of resource still image identifiers universal unique identifier uuid. He was a major austrian poet, dramatist and essayist on the threshold from the 19th to the 20th century. The 2020 salzburg festival opens with elektra by richard strauss. Matricide and the trauma of birth in hofmannsthals elektra. Elettras last aria where she speaks of joining her brother orestes in hades. Blood and animal imagery combine in electras words of scorn to the servants. During the last quarter of the nineteenth century, there was considerable. He made his reputation with his lyrical poems and plays and became internationally famous for his collaboration with the german operatic composer richard strauss the only child of a bank director, hofmannsthal studied law at vienna. The chicago manual of style, and the american psychological association apa. Hofmannsthal began to publish poetry as a 16 year old student still in the gymnasium under the pseudonym loris. Vienna 1900 spring semester, 1997 at pomona college. Hofmannsthals blend of a mystical sensibility and a conservative attitude brings.
Mcclatchy princeton university press, 2008 ps primary source a primary source is a work that is being studied, or that provides firsthand or direct evidence on a topic. The valley of dusk was filled with a silvergrey fragrance, like the moon seeping through clouds. Hotmannsthal becomes the embodiment of psychological extremism as hofmannsthal collides with his contemporary freud. In his version, sophocles explores electra s character and motivation, questioning what kind of person would so relentlessly pursue the goal of her own mothers death. Indeed, few twentiethcentury dramatic works have been so widely acclaimed as that delightful, bewitching masterpiece. He is also considered a master of german lyric poetry. Elektra an opera in one act, sung in german music by richard strauss. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Electra, transformed into elektra by hofmannsthal, became a. Library locations billy rose theatre division shelf locator. He was important as a lyric poet, a playwright, and an essayist, but also as a librettist and a.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. He gained early literary fame with his poetry and lyrical plays, partially published under the pseudonym of loris. Among playwrights, heiner muller took the merger of these two. Klytaemnestra clytemnestratheir mother, agamemnons widow. Rudolf hirsch and ingeborg schnack gesammelte werke, 1979 10 vols. This page was last edited on 29 january 2020, at 03. Richard strauss was in the audience, and he felt the encounter with hofmannsthal to be guided by fate.
The relationship of hofmannsthal s elektra to sophokles has been treated by only a handful of writers. The silvergrey fragrance of the dark valley caused my sleepy thoughts to blur, and silently i sank into the weaving. With these first poems and his dramatic studies gestern yesterday, published also under a pseudonym, theophil morren, he established his early literary fame. He was a major austrian poet, dramatist and essayist on the threshold from the 19th to the 20th. While she expresses the fantasy of merging their two bodies, elektras male. The first great prose poems to appear in german literature were novalis hymns to the night of 1800 english. My recent visit to vienna, brought back to me memories of the operas and his work, and today i want to share some elements of his masterpiece, elektra.
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