Pdf kierkegaards relation to mozarts don giovanni and its. After all, kierkegaard was not only a lover of the artsfamously, he was said to have never missed a performance of mozarts don giovanni at copenhagens royal theater. Aug, 2015 unlike many philosophers, kierkegaard saw this mode or its refusal as a choice. Soren kierkegaards interpretation of mozarts opera don. Kierkegaard maintains that don giovanni has all the exuberance and primitive impulse of man before selfawareness has dawned. The subjectmatter is an essential factor to the extent that it is one of the factors. Appearing in two volumes in 1843 under the pseudonymous editorship of victor eremita latin for victorious hermit, it outlines a theory of human existence, marked by the distinction between an essentially hedonistic, aesthetic mode of life and the ethical life, which is predicated. Soren kierkegaards interpretation of mozarts opera don giovanni. Soren kierkegaard s interpretation of mozarts opera don giovanni.
Don giovannis overture is concise, defined, strongly structured, and above all, impregnated with the essence of the whole opera. Soren kierkegaard princeton university press, princeton, new jersey, 1941 preface despair is the sickness, not the cure. In don giovanni, d is mozarts chosen tonic, with d major being by far the most frequent and d minor, the key in which the overture and the finale are composed, having the strongest atmospheric associations in the opera. Don juan pursued his own pleasures, without consideration for others. Through his don giovanni he enters the ranks of those immortals. This list does not include additional editions or printings. Kierkegaard pined in regret over his broken engagement with regine olsen.
Kierkegaards writings reflect his great passion for and love of art, particularly the plays of shakespeare and mozarts don giovanni. What exactly kierkegaard intends by this is difficult to explain, but in general, i take him to mean locating the meaning of ones life in experiences a sort of hedonism though i don t think. The most accessible introduction to the writings of soren kierkegaard, provocations contains a little of everything from his prodigious output, including his wryly humorous attacks on conventional christianity and his brilliantly pithy parables. The aesthetic realm of existence in kierkegaard ii. Kierkegaard is not one to be read lightly, lest you get burned.
It is powerful like a gods idea, turbulent like a worlds life, harrowing in its earnestness, palpitating in its desire, crushing in its terrible wrath, animating in its fullblooded joy. Danish philosopher soren kierkegaards essay the immediate erotic stages or the. Mar 16, 2015 luigi campagner, psicoanalista e socio sap, presenta il suo libro linganno nellamore le figure della seduzione in kierkegaard durante il seminario 2014. Kierkegaard, seduction, and existential education pdf.
Kierkegaard s relation to mozarts don giovanni and its historical backgrounds. In his interpretation of mozarts don giovanni, kierkegaard makes a distinction between form and content i. The universal can never be understood except through the particular big theme with kierkegaard and also hegel but hegel develops a coherent philosophy to. Don giovanni is an opera in two acts with music by wolfgang amadeus mozart and italian. Kierkegaard and the copenhagen production of mozarts don. Kierkegaards relation to mozarts don giovanni and its historical backgrounds. What tarquinius superbus spoke in his garden with the poppies was understood by his son, but not by the messenger. As is well known, the libretto for don giovanni was drafted by a former abbe named lorenzo da ponte 17491838. A series of aphorisms entitled diapsalmata sets the tone for the volume, while several long aesthetic essays discuss such works as wolfgang amadeus mozarts opera don giovanni 1787 and. The aesthetic mode might be exemplified in the life of don juan, the spanish libertine. For it tells us nothing about the relation between matter and form. Christi williams senior, philosophy major don giovanni.
Kierkegaard exacts of his reader a very great ef fort. The article explores the early performance history of mozarts don giovanni 1787 at copenhagens royal theatre, as a context for soren kierkegaard s famous essay on the opera, which appeared in his philosophical work eitheror. Jul 01, 2004 in eitheror, using the voices of two characters the aesthetic young man of part one, called simply a, and the ethical judge vilhelm of the second section kierkegaard reflects upon the search for a meaningful existence, contemplating subjects as diverse as mozart, drama, boredom, and, in the famous seducers diary, the cynical seduction and ultimate rejection of a young, beautiful woman. Kierkegaard returns to this work again, also under the pseudonym a, in a piece entitled a cursory observation concerning a detail in don giovanni, published in the fatherland in 1845. He seems to have suffered some sort of trauma early on, associated with his breakingoff an engagement to his beloved regine olsen he never married, or perhaps because of his sternly religious father, or the fact that his mother, and all but one of his six siblings, died young. He attacked the literary, philosophical, and ecclesiastical establishments of his day for misrepresenting the highest task of human. As joakim garff puts it, what danish writer had ever produced anything so fertile and. Sks bibliography soren kierkegaards works are here arranged chronologically by publication date. Provocations spiritual writings of soren kierkegaard soren kierkegaard and charles e. Francesco baldassarre gli stadi dellesistenza vita estetica vita etica don giovanni marito ricerca dellattimo rifiuto della ripetizione stabilita, fedelta, dovere, lavoro vita religiosa abramo fede, paradosso, solitudine, scandalo e destinata allo scacco. Kierkegaard on the overture of mozarts don giovanni. David naugle by common confession, mozarts opera don giovanni has been reckoned holy ground, and must be approached without sandals. The music in don giovanni can be enjoyed on its own, and it is equally enjoyable to pretend to be don juan.
Kierkegaard, martensen and hegelianism at the university of copenhagen. Kierkegaard, the aesthetic and mozarts don giovanni springerlink. The list is limited to the first editions of kierkegaards works, published by him during his lifetime. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Kierkegaards favorite opera was mozarts don giovanni. Kierkegaard, paraphase,and the unity of form and content. Music, art, seduction, mozart and don giovanni is the greatest opera ever and so on. Unity of form and content is an aesthetic property. Walter lowrie, kierkegaard s most devoted biog rapher, writes. He feared that once she saw the rottenness and evil within him, that she would no longer be able to love him.
Walter lowrie, kierkegaards most devoted biog rapher, writes. Soren kierkegaard was a tremendous fan of don giovanni aka don juan. Pdf kierkegaards relation to mozarts don giovanni and. It took the or part of the book for me to really appreciate what was going on with the book as a whole. Il dissoluto punito, ossia il don giovanni, literally the rake punished, namely don giovanni or the libertine punished is an opera in two acts with music by wolfgang amadeus mozart and italian libretto by lorenzo da ponte. Squashed philosophers complete text kierkegaard either or. Luigi campagner, psicoanalista e socio sap, presenta il suo libro linganno nellamore le figure della seduzione in kierkegaard durante il seminario 2014. Kierkegaard was born in 18 to a prosperous family in copenhagen. Kierkegaard s writings reflect his great passion for and love of art, particularly the plays of shakespeare and mozarts don giovanni. What do i hearthe minuet from don giovannithese tones are.
Kierkegaard 181855 consecrated to the subject of music, namely to mozarts don giovanni the most importan essa entitley t d the. Kierkegaard introduction the purpose of the articl here offere ies as modesd t as possible to reconstruct and to provid resume a oef the plenitud thougte of whics h soren a. In don giovanni, however, desire is absolutely qualified as desire. As author a describes the seductive power of mozarts music and the depth and extent of his own love for it, we already begin to anticipate the metaphoric analogy kierkegaard will draw between the enchanting allure of mozart and that of the persona of don juan, the main character to mozarts opera don. Kierkegaard 181855 consecrated to the subject of music, namely to mozarts don giovanni the most important essay entitled the. However, the opera teaches a valuable aesthetic lesson as well, because don juan is the ultimate selfish aesthete. Pdf kierkegaard on essence and indeterminacy in mozart barry. The danish philosopher soren kierkegaard wrote a long essay in his book enten eller in which he argues. Kierkegaard writes in character a is an aesthete, and reflects a position that is not kierkegaard s own.
This continues the theme of music, particularly by examining mozarts don giovanni. Kierkegaard, the aesthetic and mozarts don giovanni. May 04, 2020 soren kierkegaard, danish philosopher, theologian, and cultural critic who was a major influence on existentialism and protestant theology in the 20th century. A praises mozarts don giovanni, an opera based on the story of the great lover don juan. Pdf kierkegaard and the copenhagen production of mozart. This is not because don giovanni is so perfect, but because he does not fall within ethical categories at all. Even for the brightest, kierkegaard is tough going. Enten eller is the first published work of the danish philosopher soren kierkegaard. Introduction only the christian knows what is meant by the sickness unto death.