Franz Grillparzer and the Austrian Drama (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Franz Grillparzer and the Austrian Drama<br><br>The composer''s objections to some of Grillparzer''s lines - A visit at Beethoven''s country lodgings - An amusing illustration of his ignorance of the ways of the world. - Grillparzer''s funeral address at the grave of Beethoven - The poet''s estimate of the com poser. - Records of Grillparzer''s conversations with Beethoven. - Grillparzer''s analysis of the composer''s art. - The poet''s attitude toward Italian and German Opera. - His opinion Of rossini.-grillparzer''s criti cism concerning the proper functions of poetry and music.-the in?uence of music on his plays - His methods of studying music and counterpoint. Hanslick''s Opinion of Grillparzer''s musical produc tions.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.