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A Nervous Splendor: Vienna 1888-1889

by Frederic Morton

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ISBN13: 9780140056679
ISBN10: 014005667x
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On January 30, 1889, at the champagne-splashed height of the Viennese Carnival, the Handsome and charming Crown Prince Rudolf fired a revolver at his teenaged mistress and them himself. The two shots that rang out at Mayerling in the Vienna Woods echo still.

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lisa_emily, January 2, 2008 (view all comments by lisa_emily)
A Nervous Splendor covers nine historical months from the summer of 1888 to the spring of 1889 in Vienna, Austria. The story is mostly centered on the events that led to the Crown Prince Rudolf's double suicide (with his lover Baroness Mary Vetsera). Morton alternates Rudolf's story with events that were happening simultaneously to other cultural figures: Sigmund Freud, Gustave Klimt, Arthur Schnitzler, Theodor Herzl, Gustav Mahler, Anton Bruckner and Johannes Brahms.

The overall effect is a fast-paced and engaging snapshot of Viennese history, one sees how little events start to have larger ramifications and how isolated events actually do have influence on a larger whole. One can also see how the milieu shapes the individual who can in turn, shape the milieu.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780140056679
Subtitle:
Vienna 1888-1889
Author:
Morton, Frederic
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Location:
Harmondsworth, Eng. ;
Subject:
History
Subject:
Continental european
Subject:
Intellectual life
Subject:
Austria
Subject:
Austria & Hungary
Subject:
Western Europe
Subject:
Vienna
Subject:
Austria History 1867-1918.
Subject:
Western Europe - General
Subject:
Europe - Austria & Hungary
Copyright:
c197
Edition Description:
Bibliography: p. 320-329.
Series Volume:
v. 34
Publication Date:
October 1980
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
352
Dimensions:
7.76x5.10x.68 in. .54 lbs.
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