Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Gesamtkunstwerk
English translation:
a work of art in its own right
Added to glossary by
Alexandra Collins
Mar 28, 2005 10:32
20 yrs ago
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German term
Gesamtkunstwerk
German to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Dieses Museum ist ein Gesamtkustwerk
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | a work of art in its own right |
Lancashireman
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| 3 +3 | synthesis of the arts |
BrigitteHilgner
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| 3 +1 | work of art in itself |
Allesklar
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| 3 +1 | Gesamtkunstwerk or total artwork |
Elimar Orlopp
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Proposed translations
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a work of art in its own right
(let alone its contents)
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Note added at 13 hrs 7 mins (2005-03-28 23:39:31 GMT)
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Unlike Lucas (see below) I have visited the Mathildenhöhe. The museum building is a spectacular example of \'Jugendstil\' (art nouveau). The picture on this webpage shows exactly what an unusual building it is:
http://www.darmstadt.de/www.info.darmstadt.de/info/mathilde....
For an explanation of \'Jugendstil\' (art nouveau) see
http://www.wokalamps.com/infos/index.asp?go=english/designer...
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Note added at 13 hrs 7 mins (2005-03-28 23:39:31 GMT)
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Unlike Lucas (see below) I have visited the Mathildenhöhe. The museum building is a spectacular example of \'Jugendstil\' (art nouveau). The picture on this webpage shows exactly what an unusual building it is:
http://www.darmstadt.de/www.info.darmstadt.de/info/mathilde....
For an explanation of \'Jugendstil\' (art nouveau) see
http://www.wokalamps.com/infos/index.asp?go=english/designer...
Peer comment(s):
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Ian M-H (X)
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| agree |
mustafaer
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| agree |
mstkwasa
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| agree |
Steffen Walter
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Michael Schubert
: This is the most natural-sounding answer, but incomplete. "Gesamtkunstwerk" is a common term in the arts (given a target audience of just artists, I would leave it untranslated), describing a synthesis/fusion of more than one form of art.
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"This is the most natural-sounding answer...". Praise indeed Michael. Thank you!//Suggest you look at the picture on the above webpage then you might see what I mean.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks!"
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15 mins
BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Austria
Native in German
Austria
b2b/economics/marketing/market research/
Native in: German 
Works in: German to English, French to German, English to German
Related KudoZ points
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31
synthesis of the arts
one online and the Pons Collins Großwörterbuch suggest this; Langenscheidt suggests "total art work", but admittedly, I feel uneasy about this term (it just doesn't sound right).
Peer comment(s):
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mustafaer
1 hr
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| agree |
Michael Schubert
: Yes, this is indeed what "Gesamtkunstwerk" means! Another option would be "artistic synthesis" or perhaps even "fusion"
5 hrs
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lucasm (X)
: This is the meaning. According to the Grove dictionary of art (http://www.artnet.de/library/03/0317/T031798.ASP?), a Gesamtkunstwerk is a "complete, unified or total work of art". I find 'synthesis of the arts' a bit inelegant, though.
11 hrs
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17 hrs
Elimar Orlopp
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
on the mark - reliable and connecting
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English
Gesamtkunstwerk or total artwork
...music theater, and all the arts, lay in an embrace of Gesamtkunstwerk or total artwork, a fusion of the arts that had not been attempted on this scale ...
I would go with this...
aus einer zweiten Google-Suche...
Gesamtkunstwerk [Ger.: complete, unified or total work of art]. Term first used by RICHARD WAGNER in Das Kunstwerk der Zukunft (1849) to describe his
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Note added at 17 hrs 9 mins (2005-03-29 03:42:07 GMT)
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Ich empfinde es so, dass der Term \"Gesamtkunstwerk\" im Wesentlichen unübersetzbar aber relativ einfach umschreibbar ist. I would prefer \"total artwork\" because IMHO you do not get the meaning of \"gesamt\" otherwise.
I hope I could be helpful
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Note added at 17 hrs 11 mins (2005-03-29 03:43:55 GMT)
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Therefore I would go with the German term and add in brackets or \"or\" what you like as an english EXPLANATION, not TRANSLATION.
I would go with this...
aus einer zweiten Google-Suche...
Gesamtkunstwerk [Ger.: complete, unified or total work of art]. Term first used by RICHARD WAGNER in Das Kunstwerk der Zukunft (1849) to describe his
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Note added at 17 hrs 9 mins (2005-03-29 03:42:07 GMT)
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Ich empfinde es so, dass der Term \"Gesamtkunstwerk\" im Wesentlichen unübersetzbar aber relativ einfach umschreibbar ist. I would prefer \"total artwork\" because IMHO you do not get the meaning of \"gesamt\" otherwise.
I hope I could be helpful
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Note added at 17 hrs 11 mins (2005-03-29 03:43:55 GMT)
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Therefore I would go with the German term and add in brackets or \"or\" what you like as an english EXPLANATION, not TRANSLATION.
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lucasm (X)
: I know I already gave the nod to Brigitte above, but I do agree that the German term should be included.
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Gut, sehr befriedigend für mein EGO. :-)
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Discussion
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