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Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874–1929)

Autor de The Lord Chandos Letter and Other Writings

262+ Obras 2,307 Miembros 20 Reseñas 7 Preferidas

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Hofmannsthal's plays are all written in verse, and most are modernized adaptations from other dramatists. His masterpiece, Electra (1903), was set to music by Richard Strauss. Dramas such as Jedermann (1911) and The Tower (1925, o.p.) showed him to be a serious and responsible social critic: their mostrar más "deep symbolism is pervaded by an uncanny insight into the demonic forces and potentialities of our century" (LJ). With Max Reinhardt, Hofmannsthal helped to found the Salzburg Festival of music and theater, which is still an annual event. He also collaborated successfully with Strauss, despite their divergent personalities and mutually preferred habit of working at a distance, through the mails. Hofmannsthal wrote the libretti for Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier, Ariadne auf NaxosDer Rosenkavalier, Ariadne auf Naxos, and Die Frau ohne Schatten. In his poetry, almost all written in his early twenties, Hofmannsthal proved himself to be the most socially sensitive of the Viennese poets of the 1890s. A traditionalist writing in an era of experimentation, he wrote meditations on the theme of transience, noted for their elevated diction and technical perfection. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Obras de Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Cada Cual (1911) — Autor — 145 copias
Der Rosenkavalier [sound recording] (1987) — Autor — 122 copias
Andreas (1932) — Autor — 100 copias
Carta de Lord Chandos (1902) 94 copias
Der Schwierige: Lustspiel in drei Akten (1922) — Autor — 69 copias
Elektra [sound recording] (1943) — Librettist — 67 copias
Death and the Fool: A Drama In One Act (1891) — Autor — 64 copias
The Rose-Bearer: Comedy for Music in Three Acts (1911) — Autor — 58 copias
Der Schwierige / Der Unbestechliche (1956) — Autor — 49 copias
Elektra [play] (1904) — Autor — 46 copias
The Woman Without a Shadow (1972) — Autor — 44 copias
Il libro degli amici (1980) 37 copias
Selected plays and libretti (1963) 31 copias
Gedichte (1934) 30 copias
Deutsche Erzähler (1912) 28 copias
The Tower (1927) — Autor — 27 copias
Gedichte und kleine Dramen (1911) 23 copias
Elektra [libretto] (1909) 21 copias
Erzählungen (1946) 20 copias
De roos en de schrijftafel (1994) 19 copias
Der Unbestechliche (1996) 19 copias
Selected prose (1952) 17 copias
Briefwechsel (1954) 16 copias
Narrazioni e poesie (1972) 14 copias
English National Opera Guide : Strauss : Arabella (1985) — Librettist — 13 copias
Wege und Begegnungen (1964) — Autor — 12 copias
Selected Tales (2007) 11 copias
Deutsches Lesebuch (1929) — Editor — 11 copias
Poems and Verse Plays (1961) 11 copias
Canto di vita e altre poesie (1971) — Autor — 9 copias
Arabella (1955) 9 copias
Lyrische Dramen (2000) 7 copias
Der Kaiser und die Hexe (1995) 7 copias
Kleine Dramen (1962) 7 copias
Cartas del que regresa (2001) 6 copias
Ieri (1992) 5 copias
Brief des Lord Chandos (2000) 5 copias
Tre spill om Enhver (1978) 5 copias
Das kleine Welttheater. (1992) 5 copias
König Ödipus 4 copias
Avant le jour (1990) 4 copias
Die gesammelten Gedichte (German Edition) (2016) — Autor — 4 copias
OEuvres en prose (2010) 4 copias
Blicke : Essays (1987) 4 copias
Reden und Aufsätze (1950) 3 copias
Lucidor (1910) — Autor — 3 copias
Lesebuch (1979) 3 copias
Fire fortellinger (1975) 3 copias
Komödien (1974) 3 copias
Lustspiele 3 copias
Das erzählerische Werk (1969) 3 copias
Das Bergwerk zu Falun (1955) — Autor — 3 copias
Asomado al abismo (2006) 3 copias
Das Dorf im Gebirge (2011) 2 copias
Elektra [libretto : IPA master] — Librettist — 2 copias
Intercambio epistolar (2013) 2 copias
Viaggi e saggi 2 copias
Beethoven 2 copias
Four Stories (1968) 2 copias
Victor Hugo : essai (1995) 2 copias
Lettres du retour (2011) 2 copias
Cavalry Patrol (2014) 2 copias
ANDREAS 1 copia
Livro dos Amigos (1900) 1 copia
CDOKUSHI 1 copia
ellas / ελλάς (2006) 1 copia
Lustspiele II (1977) 1 copia
Lustspiele I 1 copia
Hugo von Hofmannsthal (2016) 1 copia
Poezii 1 copia
Wie Wien wieder Wien wurde (1945) — Contribuidor — 1 copia
Dikter (2024) 1 copia
Dramen IV. Lustspiele (1986) 1 copia
Aufzeichnungen (1973) 1 copia
Gedichte und Prosa (2011) 1 copia
Dichtungen (1962) 1 copia
Lucidor a jiné prózy (1998) 1 copia
Florindo 1 copia
Briefe 1 copia
1900-1909 1 copia
Erzählungen und Prosa (2007) 1 copia
Elektra [libretto] (1992) — Librettist — 1 copia
Prosa III 1 copia
SECME YAZILAR 1 copia
Ausgewählte Werke — Autor — 1 copia
Komödie 1 copia
Venise sauvée (1992) 1 copia
Strauss : Elektra + Salome [libretto] — Librettist — 1 copia

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Deutsche Erzählungen 2 (1975) — Contribuidor — 10 copias
Erzähler des S. Fischer Verlages 1886-1978 (2018) — Autor — 7 copias
Phantastisches Österreich. (1976) — Contribuidor — 5 copias
Moderne Erzähler 4 (1959) — Autor — 5 copias
Elektra [sound recording] (1991) — Librettist — 4 copias
Maria Theresia und ihre Zeit (1979) — Contribuidor — 4 copias
Elektra [vocal score] — Libretto — 2 copias
Wien um 1900. Literarische und graphische Kostbarkeiten (1964) — Contribuidor — 2 copias
Am Borne deutscher Dichtung (1927) — Contribuidor — 1 copia
Elektra [score] — Libretto — 1 copia
Deutsche Erzählungen (1957) — Contribuidor — 1 copia
50 seltsame Geschichten — Contribuidor — 1 copia

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An excellent compilation of plays, libretti, essays, poetry, and fiction written by one of the greatest writers in European history.
 
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jwhenderson | Feb 3, 2024 |
Hofmannsthal is probably best known as the librettist for Richard Strauss. His single most famous prose work is likely the Lord Chandos Letter which is collected here with a number of his stories. The Lord Chandos Letter purports to be a letter from Chandos to Francis Bacon explaining why he has given up writing. Briefly put, he has concluded that language is unable to adequately express the human experience. Written in 1902, I can see why it is very important in intellectual history, but although a fascinating piece of writing, I didn’t particularly “enjoy” it. The stories collected with it in my book ranged from the downright weird to the excellent. Most are haunting in some way, all are quite impressionistic. Regardless of story, the protagonists generally live in some sort of dream world always accompanied by an undefinable sense of foreboding and dread.… (más)
 
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Gypsy_Boy | 3 reseñas más. | Aug 24, 2023 |
This is a unique compilation of libretto and story adaptation of "Der Rosenkavalier" by Richard Strauss. The volume includes an amazing adaptation by Anthony Burgess along with Hugo Hofmannsthal's libretto. A true delight for any lover of classic opera.
 
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jwhenderson | Aug 27, 2022 |
I can only rate three stars because nothing other than Lord Chandos Letter itself, actually only 10% of the book, spoke to me. It is a letter to a friend explaining why words no longer can express anything he sees or feels, so he decides to abandon words altogether. There is a certain irony to the "story" itself in that he expresses beautifully in the letter itself what he means and why he will abandon language completely and withdraw from society.

Two of the other stories, particularly the profound "An Incident in the Life of Marshall de Bassompierre." and "Cavalry Story." really spoke to me. The form of most of the stories is a sort of stream of consciousness surrealism; interesting but somewhat dull unless you're into that sort of thing.

It's a slim nyrb volume but I would recommend taking it in small bites to let it sink in. I tended to read each story in one sit down each.

Whenever I go back and re-read my reviews they look like they were written by someone who doesn’t really understand the English language. Brain to hand seems to be short circuited.
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Miembros
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