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Victor Burgin's Parzival in Leuven : reflections on the 'Uncinematic'

Title
Victor Burgin's Parzival in Leuven : reflections on the 'Uncinematic' / edited by Stéphane Symons and Hilde Van Gelder.
Publication
Leuven : Leuven University Press, [2017]

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Additional Authors
  • Symons, Stéphane (Philosopher)
  • Gelder, Hilde van
  • Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven (1970- ). Universiteitsbibliotheek, host institution.
Description
157 pages : illustrations (some color); 23 cm.
Summary
In-depth analysis of Victor Burgin's video installation Parzival (2013). 0In commemoration of the destruction of the University Library of Leuven (Belgium) in August 1914, the projection work Parzival, created by Victor Burgin (°UK, 1941) in 2013, was installed within the rebuilt Library. The installation uniquely marked the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War I, which left its profound traces on both the consciousness and physiognomy of the city of Leuven. Parzival is a montage piece combining digital images of ruins and bombed out cities with audio-visual and literary material that references, amongst other works, Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal (premiere in 1882), Roberto Rossellini's Germany Year Zero (1948) and Milan Kundera's novel Identity (1998). 00This publication provides an in-depth analysis of Parzival, a work that is inspired by the period of seven months that Wagner spent in Venice (1858-1859). Burgin's Parzival raises questions about some of the most fundamental elements in Wagner's operatic work: the longing for a savior, the complex connection between violence and catharsis, and the presentiment that destruction awaits humanity in the future (Götterdämmerung).
Series Statement
Lieven Gevaert Series ; vol. 23
Uniform Title
Lieven Gevaert series ; v. 23.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • exhibition catalogs.
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • Exhibition catalogs.
  • Catalogues d'exposition.
Note
  • In Fall 2014 Parzival was exhibited in Leuven and later donated to the University of Leuven.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
  • 9789462700994
  • 9462700990
LCCN
2019433135
OCLC
  • ocn974847993
  • 974847993
  • SCSB-8812170
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library