Table of Contents

Introduction: Literature, Philosophy, and Images in Mahler's Music
Acknowledgments
Titan: Symphony of an Anti-Hero
Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Rediscovering the "Volk"
Nietzsche and the Crisis of German Culture
Rembrandt and the Margins of German Culture
Goethe against German Culture
The Two Faces of German Orientalism
Conclusion: Beyond Mahler
Notes
Works Consulted
Index

Reviews

Thought provoking . . . . Should be a part of all serious academic and public classical music collections.
*AMERICAN JEWISH LIBRARIES REVIEWS*

Although the Mahler literature is extensive and growing, one can find nothing quite like this volume.. Highly recommended.
*CHOICE*

Carl Niekerk's Reading Mahler is a notable addition to the composer's bibliography because it counters conventional images of Mahler as a 'nostalgic modernist' or a 'neoromanticist' . . . . Niekerk investigates Mahler in a rewarding and challenging way. His study also provides readers with a solid grounding in texts and sources that are not always considered in the field of Mahler studies.
*MUSICA JUDAICA ONLINE REVIEWS*

Riveting . . . . [A] compelling book, an example of interdisciplinary scholarship at its finest. It is a major contribution to our understanding of this pivotal epoch in Western civilization and represents an invaluable resource for any future research into the period as a whole.
*MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW*