From Girl to Laurel Tree (or How to Become a Tree): Daphne by Richard Strauss and Joseph Gregor

  • Manuel Antonio Díaz Gito Universidad de Cádiz
Keywords: Daphne’s myth, Richard Strauss, Joseph Gregor, Parthenius of Nicaea, Ovid.

Abstract

Second part of a two-section article that analyses the extensive reinterpretation of Daphne’s myth in the opera Daphne (1938) by composer Richard Strauss and librettist Joseph Gregor, who used the version of the myth by Parthenius of Nicaea better than that by Ovid. Its ultimate aim is to examine Strauss’ statement about his new opera’s meaning and if the authors managed to achieve their objective by means of manipulating the mythical storyline.

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Manuel Antonio Díaz Gito, Universidad de Cádiz

Departamento de Filología Clásica

Facultad de Filosofía y Letras (UCA)

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Secretario del Departamento de Filología Clásica

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Published
2017-09-15
How to Cite
Díaz Gito M. A. (2017). From Girl to Laurel Tree (or How to Become a Tree): Daphne by Richard Strauss and Joseph Gregor. Amaltea. Revista de mitocrítica, 9, 65-81. https://doi.org/10.5209/AMAL.54525
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Articles | Miscellany