HIST 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Father Figures, German Literature, Edinburgh Review
20 Jun 2016
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A collaboration between marius petipa, a masterful choreographer and pyotr ilich tchaikovsky, the renowned russian composer. Tale we are all familiar with as children. Wasn"t opular among children and adults; got mixed reviews. Production of william christensen (1944) in san fran. Russian choreographer george blanchine followed suit in 1954 with his own unique spectacle in new york. Wanted to express his dissatisfaction with the bourgeois society at the time. Ironic that the story appeals to higher classes. Criticized people who were critical of art and have no idea about anything in the arts (called them a philistine) Lived as a w judge and worked professionally; lived another life as an artist who wrote creative stories. Born in 1776 into tension-ridden family that led him to write the tale as a reflection of his repressive childhood. His great uncle otto wilhelm doerffer was inspiration for the character godfather drosselmeier who also taught him music.
