Wilhelm Müller's Lyrical Song-Cycles: Interpretations and Texts

By Alan P Cottrell

The poetry of Wilhelm M ller, to whom Heine expressed indebtedness for his renewal of the forms of the German Volkslied, had rarely been discussed in depth prior to this volume originally published in 1970. Cottrell's study is an interpretation of M ller's three most successful song-cycles: Die sch ne M llerin, Die Winterreise, and Fr hlingskranz. The first two, interpreted in chapters one and two, are famed through Schubert's musical settings. Chapter three offers an interpretation of the Fr hlingskranz. A last chapter considers M ller's poetic imagination. Full texts of the poems discussed are included in the Appendix and are indexed by titles and first lines.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469657236
• ISBN13: 9781469657233
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"