{"product_id":"georg-baselitz-alexander-kluge-georg-baselitz-9783959053822","title":"Georg Baselitz \u0026 Alexander Kluge: Parsifal Container","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo modern renaissance men pay homage to the medieval tale of Parsifal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Wolfram von Eschenbach's epic of chivalry to Richard Wagner's opera, from the knight as fool to the fool as savior, the story of Parsifal has struck deep chords with artists over the centuries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this collaboration, Georg Baselitz's studies for a 2018 production of \u003ci\u003eParsifal\u003c\/i\u003e at the Munich State Opera (2018) are paired with Alexander Kluge's responses to Baselitz's drawings, through stories in which he filters out individual elements from Eschenbach's epic, such as Parsifal's native wit or the figure of the Knight of the Cheerful Countenance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe result is an ongoing communication conducted over long periods of time: aspects of the Middle Ages can be found in the present. The volume concludes with Tristan Marquardt's text \"Excerpts from a Parsifal Lexicon,\" which shows how far our contemporary language has diverged from Eschenbach's in terms of meaning and sound.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Georg Baselitz, Alexander Kluge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3959053827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783959053822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Spector Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.80h x 8.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Georg Baselitz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43989042790655,"sku":"9783959053822","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_42afc401-63f7-45a4-9ba7-07e4809eacc1.jpg?v=1683297519","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/georg-baselitz-alexander-kluge-georg-baselitz-9783959053822","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}