Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part One. Mapping Aesthetic and Cultural Boundaries -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Landscaping German Song -- Chapter 2. Modernism: Exploring Convergence and Divergence -- Chapter 3. Genre: The Changing Identity and Function of the Lied -- Chapter 4. Musical Perspectives: Tradition and New Directions -- Summary -- Part Two. Lieder Composers -- Introduction -- Chapter 5. Hans Pfitzner: Traditionalist or Regressive Modernist? -- Chapter 6. Hanns Eisler. The Lied as Medium for Heightened Social Awareness -- Chapter 7. Paul Hindemith. The Challenge of Rainer Maria Rilke's "Das Marienleben" -- Chapter 8. Arnold Schönberg. Re-thinking Musical Interpretation of the Poetic Text -- Chapter 9. Alban Berg and Anton Webern: Refining and Redefining the Lied -- Concluding Thoughts -- Bibliography -- Sources -- Culture and Criticism -- Reference -- Articles: Journal and Newspaper -- Index.