{"product_id":"9780253109620","title":"Carl Maria von Weber and the Search for a German Opera","description":"\u003cp\u003eStephen C. Meyer details the intricate relationships between the operas\u003cbr\u003e Der Freischütz and Euryanthe, and contemporary discourse on both the \"Germany\u003cbr\u003e of the imagination\" and the new nation itself. In so doing, he presents\u003cbr\u003e excerpts from a wide range of philosophical, political, and musical writings, many\u003cbr\u003e of which are little known and otherwise unavailable in English. Individual chapters\u003cbr\u003e trace the multidimensional concept of German and \"foreign\" opera through\u003cbr\u003e the 19th century. Meyer's study of Der Freischütz places the work within the\u003cbr\u003e context of emerging German nationalism, and a chapter on Euryanthe addresses the\u003cbr\u003e opera's stylistic and topical shifts in light of changing cultural and aesthetic\u003cbr\u003e circumstances. As a result, Meyer argues that the search for a new German opera was\u003cbr\u003e not merely an aesthetic movement, but a political and social critique as\u003cbr\u003e well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47084683395312,"sku":"9780253109620","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780253109620_p0.jpg?v=1763680833","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780253109620","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}