Genesis and narrative of Winterreise -- Winterreise in context -- Text-music relationships : five propositions -- Musico-poetic associations : principles of analysis -- The emergence of death as a positive option : "Der greise Kopf" -- Death contemplated : "Die Krähe" -- From hope for the past to hope for the future : "Letzte Hoffnung" -- Reflecting lost hope : "Im Dorfe," "Der stürmische Morgen," and "Täuschung" -- Choosing death : "Der Wegweiser" -- Death eludes the wanderer : "Das Wirtshaus" -- Reflecting on the inability to find death : "Mut," "Die Nebensonnen," and "Der Leiermann" -- The song cycle as a genre : some recent views -- Winterreise as a cycle -- Epilogue : the meaning of death in Winterreise.
Includes bibliographical references (S. 211-218) and index
