Author Archive for: ‘Laura Ginters’
“A Continuous Return”: Tristan and Isolde, Wagner, Hollywood and Bill Viola
[1] Abstract The story of Tristan and Isolde is one of the founding myths of Western culture and fifteen hundred years after its first appearance artists continue to embrace and re-write this early medieval tale, with Wagner’s 1865 opera Tristan und Isolde remaining a touchstone for contemporary reinterpretations. This paper examines two recent screen-based responses to the legend, Reynolds’ Hollywood film, Tristan …
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