Sabotaging the Text
Tannh user in the Works of Heine, Wagner, Herzl, and Peretz
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2760235 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leah Garrett (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 34-52 |
| Publication date | 2002-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Jewish Social Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-6704 • E-ISSN: 1527-2028 |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2979/jss.2002.9.1.34 |
| OpenAlex | W2078937295 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
he line of cultural evolution of the Tannhäuser myth is particularly interesting because of the prominent role played by Richard Wagner in the transmission: it shows how even the work of an antisemite can become a tool for Jewish cultural cohesion. In the following article, I will document the evolution and metamorphosis of the myth of Tannhäuser as it came into contact with Heinrich Heine (1797-1856), Theodor Herzl (1860-1904), and I. L. Peretz (1852-1915). The transformation of Tannhäuser will be shown to be a model of how outside sources are adapted by Jewish writers and thinkers as tools to express specifically Jewish constructs. The moments of change in Tannhäuser are representative of moments of contact and influence between Jewish and non-Jewish elements
Archaeology · Art · Art history · Judaism · Literature · Mythology · German legal, social, and political studies · German Literature and Culture Studies · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |