Frauenliebe und Leben : Chamisso's Poems and Schumann's Songs (Paperback)

Introduction; 1. Women in early nineteenth-century Germany: societal conventions, ideology, relationships; Part I. The Poetry: 2. Adelbert von Chamisso: a sketch of his life and works; 3. Chamisso's poems about women: a literary context for Frauenliebe und Leben; Part II. The Music: 4. The musical reception of Frauenliebe und Leben; 5. Schumann at work on his songs; 6. Schumann's cycle: analysis and comparative interpretation; Afterword; Appendix 1. Chronological listing of nineteenth-century Frauenliebe und Leben settings; Appendix 2. Poetry in the original German and in English translation.