Dunn K L
Med Humanit. 2006 Jun;32(1):7-10. doi: 10.1136/jmh.2005.000218.
Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal is examined as a study in illness, pain and healing. Wagner's intention was to communicate directly to the audience the "emotional content" of the suffering of the character Amfortas. This presentation of suffering allows us to take from the opera some general ideas about the nature of illness and healing and their metaphorical representation in art. Further insights can be gained from the genre of classical tragic drama, of which Parsifal is a modern example.
理查德·瓦格纳的歌剧《帕西法尔》被视作一项关于疾病、痛苦与治愈的研究。瓦格纳的意图是直接向观众传达角色阿姆福塔斯痛苦的“情感内涵”。这种对痛苦的呈现使我们能够从这部歌剧中提炼出一些关于疾病与治愈的本质及其在艺术中的隐喻表现的普遍观点。从古典悲剧戏剧的体裁中可以获得进一步的见解，《帕西法尔》就是古典悲剧戏剧的一个现代范例。
