That's right, another Wozzeck quote, from Alban Berg's opera. I just thought it was applicable to this article. The book has been reviewed constantly for the last month in various papers, but this is the author's column in the LA Times. "The miracle of melancholy," is the article, based on the book Against Happiness: In Praise of Melancholy. The section on Keats (fittingly, one of the longest sections) is the reason I felt it needed to be shared. The perfect gift for the tortured artist in your life.
The Captain (Herr Hauptmann), in the first scene, says some things to Wozzeck that I don't understand, then threatens "...or I will be melancholy," which I do understand.
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Showing posts with label melancholy. Show all posts
Friday, February 22, 2008
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