Malevolent muse : the life of Alma Mahler /

Malevolent muse : the life of Alma Mahler /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Hilmes, Oliver, author.
Uniform title:	Witwe im Wahn. English
Imprint:	Boston : Northeastern University Press, [2015]
Description:	331 pages ; 25 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Mahler, Alma, -- 1879-1964. Mahler, Gustav, -- 1860-1911. Gropius, Walter, -- 1883-1969. Werfel, Franz, -- 1890-1945. Gropius, Walter, -- 1883-1969. Mahler, Alma, -- 1879-1964. Mahler, Gustav, -- 1860-1911. Werfel, Franz, -- 1890-1945. Wives -- Biography. Arts -- Austria -- History -- 20th century. Arts. Wives. Vienna (Austria) -- Biography. Austria. Austria -- Vienna. Biography. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10174249

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Other authors / contributors:	Arthur, Donald, translator.
ISBN:	9781555537890 1555537898 9781555538453
Notes:	"Originally published as Witwe im Wahn : Das Leben der Alma Mahler-Werfel. Munich, Germany : Siedler Verlag, [2014]." Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"The legendary life of the muse of geniuses, Alma Mahler-Gropius-Werfel"--

Table of Contents:

Prologue
Childhood and Youth (1879-1901)
Mahler (1901-1911)
Excesses (1911-1915)
Marriage at a Distance (1915-1917)
Love-Hate (1917-1930)
Radicalization (1931-1938)
The Involuntary Escape (1938-1940)
In Safety-and Unhappy (1940-1945)
Last Refrain (1945-1964)
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Image Credits
Name Index