{"product_id":"9781640454989","title":"Unraveling the Mahler Enigma: A Lost Insight","description":"\u003cp\u003eIntended for lovers of the arts, this “big think” book engages the dynamic of culture and the creative mind. It unravels, layer by layer, misconceptions about Gustav Mahler.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarly in the 1970s Franz Loschnigg realized that a myth was developing around Mahler based on the assumptions of Henri de la Grange. Rather than accepting this work as definitive, the author turned to unique sources ‑ the contemporary writers and poets of fin de siècle Vienna and the mid-20th century sciences of cultural anthropology and social psychology, as well as the author’s own familiarity with Vienna. With a synthesis of disciplines, he revealed the illusions of an established narrative around Mahler, upon which decades of research are based.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomething like a work of investigative reporting, this is an inquiry into the dynamic of artist and culture: Mahler embedded in his culture, deconstructing notions of his childhood, with marvelous stories of ordinary life in imperial Vienna, a surprising critique of the Conservatory’s composition training, and his subsequent breaking free to become a singular creative mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LitFire Publishing, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47032356471024,"sku":"9781640454989","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781640454989_p0.jpg?v=1763685145","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781640454989","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}