Wagnerś operas and desire:

Wagner audiences are especially challenged to fathom the meaning of his operas, for there is much mystery as to just what they depict. This study attempts to meet that challenge for the ten operas - from The Flying Dutchman to Parsifal - that Wagner considered to embody his particular poetic genius...

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Main Author: McGlathery, James M. 1936- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York [u.a.] Lang 1998
Series:North American studies in nineteenth century German literature 22
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Summary:Wagner audiences are especially challenged to fathom the meaning of his operas, for there is much mystery as to just what they depict. This study attempts to meet that challenge for the ten operas - from The Flying Dutchman to Parsifal - that Wagner considered to embody his particular poetic genius and which indeed continue to be regularly performed
The texts of the ten works are examined with special attention to the role of erotic passion, a subject usually relegated to secondary importance in Wagner criticism
Physical Description:296 S.
ISBN:0820436933

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