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Mozart. Toward a Sociology of One Genius

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Mozart. Toward a Sociology of One Genius
9.99 €
In his latest bestseller, Norbert Elias transforms basic science into high art before the eyes of mesmerized readers. The classic of German sociology portrays Mozart not only as a musical genius, but also as a man engaged in social interaction at a time of dramatic change, and not the most successful one at that. Elias ground down conventional ideas about Mozart's creative talent and shows him from an unexpected angle - as a composer who sought to control his passions and take his rightful place in the professional hierarchy. The author supplements his sociological analysis of the transition from a court society with a system of patronage and personal dependence to the bourgeois anonymous market with an appeal to psychoanalysis. The German scholar's study allows us to answer questions, some of which seem to take us to the other side of scientific knowledge. Was Mozart a born genius and what did that mean? Why did he die in poverty, abandoned by friends and family, though his older and younger contemporaries were in demand? What makes a work great and allows it to become part of the canon for many generations? Why is personal tragedy not a price to pay for a unique creative gift? And finally, one of the most important questions: how to raise a genius?
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