{"id":8321,"date":"2012-12-18T15:22:33","date_gmt":"2012-12-18T20:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/thecrescat\/?p=8321"},"modified":"2017-01-26T22:18:04","modified_gmt":"2017-01-27T03:18:04","slug":"beethovens-case-against-modern-feminism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/thecrescat\/2012\/12\/beethovens-case-against-modern-feminism.html","title":{"rendered":"Beethoven’s Case Against Modern Feminism…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\u2026 Yesterday was the anniversary of Beethoven\u2019s baptism<\/a> so I\u2019ve been listening to a few of my favorite compositions from his collected works. Did you know the Coriolan Overture makes a good case against modern feminism? <\/p>\n

Briefly, the Coriolan Overture was written by Beethoven for Heinrichs Joseph Von Collin\u2019s tragedy about the ancient 5th Century Roman general, Gaius Marcius Coriolanus<\/a>. Beethoven\u2019s Overture recounts the exact moment when Gaius is met with his mother pleading at his feet to relent his attack on Rome and withdraw his troops. <\/p>\n

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Nicolas Poussin, Coriolanus c. 1640-1655<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When you listen to Beethoven\u2019s Overture you can clearly hear the conflict between mother and son. The forceful pounding C minor theme of Coriolanus is aggressive and war-like while the E-flat major theme of his mother, Veturia, is tender and soothing. The two themes go back and forth in this musical drama; war and tenderness, advancement and withdrawal. This emotional torrent continues unabated until Coriolanus eventually relents to his mother\u2019s pleas but he has advanced too far in his attack to turn back. To save his family he determines his doom and kills himself. <\/p>\n