The Poor Musician (German Classics. The Life of Grillparzer) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781595691095)

"The Poor Musician" is an autobiographical novella by Austria's famous dramatist and poet Franz Grillparzer (1791-1872): Rounded and compacted, and yet saturated with the sad tragedy of his own isolation - it is the most artistic work we have from his pen. For the student of Grillparzer-psychology it is a veritable treasure trove. "The Poor Musician" was the one piece of his creative genius that unflinchingly grappled with the great problem of resignation; the one piece that pictured resignation; but also the one piece that made resignation itself tragic. --- The poor, half-witted fiddler, shipwrecked in life, coddling his woe as the last sweet treasure it has left him, pouring it forth in the midnight solitude of his chamber in music that is music to none but the illusioned player - such is resignation.

Author: Franz Grillparzer
ISBN-10: 159569109X
ISBN-13: 9781595691095
Publisher: MONDIAL
Language: English
Published: 10/14/2008
Pages: 104
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.27lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.25d