Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vi
4. List of Music Examples vii
5. Acknowledgements ix
6. Abbreviations xi
7. Introduction 1
8. 1 The Pure Mirror: National Epic as National Opera 41
9. 2 Germanic Heroes for Modern Germans: Gender and the Nation 81
10. 3 Lost in Transfiguration: Redemption Operas in the Fin de siècle 117
11. 4 The Sacred Nation and the Singing Nation: The Choral Movements 163
12. 5 Symphonic Visions from the Periphery 229
13. Bibliography 273
14. Index 291