![]() This study examines the aspects of narrative and representation that permeate the Waldszenen cycle. ![]() My goal, in this dissertation, is to demonstrate that Jean Paul's narrative devices remained relevant in Schumann's late works. However, it has sometimes been suggested that Schumann discarded the narrative strategies of Jean Paul in his late compositions, some of which were written for musical education and music-making in the home. Many of his early piano cycles are inspired by the literature of the Romantics, and in particular by the novels of Jean Paul Richter. His devotion to literature and his adaptation of the narrative strategies of the early Romantics in his compositions have prompted many investigations of literary influences on Schumann's music. ![]() ![]() Robert Schumann's music is replete with literary references and extramusical indications. ![]()
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