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London.: Penguin, Date: 2001. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. paperback, 398 pages, covers a little creased otherwise very good. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. B116. 2001. Penguin ISBN 0140295194 9780140295191 [GB]

Penguin, Date: 2001. Paperback. New. 432 pages. 7.76x5.04x0.94 inches. 2001. Penguin ISBN 0140295194 9780140295191 [GB]

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ISBN10: 0140295194, ISBN13: 9780140295191, [publisher: Penguin Books Ltd, London] Softcover First Edition Paperback. Wagner's reputation as a paranoiac, egocentric and anti-semitic individual has coloured our perception of his artistic genius. Yet, as a young man, he embraces revolutionary politics, and of all the great composers he was by far the most interested in philosophy. Setting Wagner against the background of his times, Bryan Magee explores the philosophical influences which permeate his mature operas. He provides a candid examination of the composer's vicious anti-semitism and Hitler's deep admiration for his music. And he shows how Wagner's intense relationship with Nietzsche provides rich insights into his ideas and personality. The result is a compelling portrait which illuminates Wagner and his music in ways, uncovering the decisive, and often ignored, intellectual influences on Parsifal, Tristan and The Ring. Wagner was one of the few major composers who studied philosophy seriously. This title places the composer's artistic development in the context of the philosophy of his age, and offers a comprehensive study of the close links between Wagner and the philosophers - from the pre-Marxist socialists to Feuerbach and Schopenhauer. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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ISBN10: 0140295194, ISBN13: 9780140295191, [publisher: Penguin Books Ltd, London] Softcover First Edition Paperback. Wagner's reputation as a paranoiac, egocentric and anti-semitic individual has coloured our perception of his artistic genius. Yet, as a young man, he embraces revolutionary politics, and of all the great composers he was by far the most interested in philosophy. Setting Wagner against the background of his times, Bryan Magee explores the philosophical influences which permeate his mature operas. He provides a candid examination of the composer's vicious anti-semitism and Hitler's deep admiration for his music. And he shows how Wagner's intense relationship with Nietzsche provides rich insights into his ideas and personality. The result is a compelling portrait which illuminates Wagner and his music in ways, uncovering the decisive, and often ignored, intellectual influences on Parsifal, Tristan and The Ring. Wagner was one of the few major composers who studied philosophy seriously. This title places the composer's artistic development in the context of the philosophy of his age, and offers a comprehensive study of the close links between Wagner and the philosophers - from the pre-Marxist socialists to Feuerbach and Schopenhauer. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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