{"product_id":"wagner-a-biography-paperback-9780521282543","title":"Wagner: A Biography (Paperback) 9780521282543","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWagner: A Biography\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginally published in 1981, this is a one-volume paperback edition of Dr von Westernhagen's distinguished biography of Nietzche.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCurt von Westernhagen (Author), Mary Whittall (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521282543, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 30 April 1981\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e714 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 4 cm, 1.03 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOriginally published in 1981, this is a one-volume paperback edition of Dr von Westernhagen's distinguished biography, first published in English by Cambridge University Press as a hardcover edition in two volumes. Its distinction was that it made use of fresh archive material, and took as its starting point the supreme greatness of Wagner's artistry. Dr von Westerhagen quotes extensively from letters and diaries to throw light, for example, on Wagner's estrangement from Nietzsche. The author also consulted the contents of the composer's Dresden library and teenage composition exercises written for his teacher, Theodor Weinlig, to establish early influences upon him. Particularly useful features of this study are the appendices which include a chronological summary of Wagner's life, a complete list of his musical and literary compositions and a large bibliography. This is a definitive biography which stands beside Newman's classic work as an indispensable reference book for all studies of Wagner.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eVolume 1: List of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Postscript to the preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Summary bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Early Years (1813–1840): 1. The Wagner family\u003cbr\u003e 2. Wagner's mother\u003cbr\u003e 3. Boyhood\u003cbr\u003e 4. Beethoven\u003cbr\u003e 5. Studiosus musicae\u003cbr\u003e 6. The first three operas\u003cbr\u003e 7. Rienzi\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The First Creative Period (1841–1848): 8. Der Fliegende Holländer\u003cbr\u003e 9. Tannhäuser\u003cbr\u003e 10. Hofkapellmeister in Dresden\u003cbr\u003e 11. Germanic myth and Greek Tragedy\u003cbr\u003e 12. Lohengrin\u003cbr\u003e 13. Money troubles\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Revolutionary (1848–1852): 14. Revolutionary ideas\u003cbr\u003e 15. Wieland der Schmied\u003cbr\u003e 16. From heroic opera to mythic drama\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Der Ring des Niebelungen (I) (1853–1857): 17. The vision of La Spezia\u003cbr\u003e 18. The myth becomes music\u003cbr\u003e 19. The London inferno\u003cbr\u003e 20. The Ring crisis\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Tristan and Die Meistersinger (1857–1868): 21. In Asyl\u003cbr\u003e 22. Venice and Lucerne\u003cbr\u003e 23. Tannhäuser in Paris\u003cbr\u003e 24. Odyssey\u003cbr\u003e Notes to volume 1. Volume 2: 25. Munich\u003cbr\u003e 26. Die Meistersinger\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Der Ring des Niebelungen (II) (1868–1877): 27. From Tribschen to Bayreuth\u003cbr\u003e 28. The first festival\u003cbr\u003e 29. Nietzche in Bayreuth\u003cbr\u003e 30. The nation's thanks\u003cbr\u003e Part VII. Parsifal (1877–1883): 31. 'My Farewell to the World'\u003cbr\u003e 32. La lugubre gondola\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Chronological summary of Wagner's life and work\u003cbr\u003e List of works\u003cbr\u003e Correspondence of Richard and Cosina Wagner\u003cbr\u003e Notes to volume 2\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index to volumes 1 and 2.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Opera [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Opera\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Opera%20%5BAVGC9%5D%22\"\u003eAVGC9\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46003963330840,"sku":"9780521282543","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521282543i_db1e771d-01c5-4f83-b77d-55484c5b7ebe.jpg?v=1691374490","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/wagner-a-biography-paperback-9780521282543","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}