{"product_id":"jewish-difference-and-the-arts-in-vienna-9780253040534","title":"Jewish Difference and the Arts in Vienna","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJewish Difference and the Arts in Vienna\u003c\/em\u003e explores how Jewish writers and composers sought, through their engagement with musical forms and styles, to capture Jewish voices and their dynamic expression of compassion and otherness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiven the variety of artistic works examined, this will surely be useful to the likely graduate students who will use this work.\u003c\/p\u003e * Association of Jewish Libraries *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her epilogue, Kita makes a convincing case for the continued need for compas- sionate art in our own time, as the works explored in this volume serve as testaments of the transformative potential of such art, ultimately \"offering hope and comfort in our shared humanity\" (166). In addition to serving as a valuable contribution to German Jewish studies, \u003ci\u003eJewish Difference and the Arts in Vienna \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a new framework for reading fin-de-siècle Viennese literature and culture and will thus be of interest to Germanists and musicologists alike.\u003c\/p\u003e * German Studies Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a true testament to the idea that the musical notes on a page are the result of a human story. In this case, the human story behind the works of these composers is both complicated and compassionate in a variety of ways.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Karen L. Uslin - Rowan University * AJS Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNote on Translation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. A Case for Compassion: Siegfried Lipiner's \u003ci\u003eAdam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e2. Voicing Compassion: Gustav Mahler's Second and Third Symphonies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e3. Polyphony as a Poetics of Compassion: Arnold Schoenberg's \u003ci\u003eDie Jakobsleiter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e4. Dialogues of Compassion: Richard Beer-Hofmann's \u003ci\u003eJaákobs Traum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e5. Compassion as Communal Song: Stefan Zweig's \u003ci\u003eJeremias\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eBibliography \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400586043735,"sku":"9780253040534","price":32.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253040534.jpg?v=1730471047","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/jewish-difference-and-the-arts-in-vienna-9780253040534","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}