Wagnerism In European Culture And Politics
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Few artistic movements have wielded as much ideological and cultural power as Wagnerism — the sprawling, fervent intellectual phenomenon that radiated outward from Richard Wagner's revolutionary operas to reshape European thought, politics, and aesthetics across the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This landmark scholarly collection, edited by David C. Large and William Weber, gathers leading historians and musicologists to chronicle the extraordinary reach of Wagner's influence, from the salons of Paris and the concert halls of Vienna to the nationalist movements and proto-fascist ideologies that would come to claim him as their prophet. The volume presents a rigorous and multi-faceted argument: that Wagnerism was never merely a musical cult, but a seismic cultural force that intersected with socialism, anti-Semitism, feminism, decadence, and national identity in profoundly complex ways. The contributing authors write with scholarly precision and analytical depth, illuminating how a composer's vision could be simultaneously a liberating aesthetic religion and a dangerous political weapon. Readers left to ponder the enduring question: can great art ever be truly separated from the ideologies that claim it?
Author: David C. Large And William Weber
Format: Paperback
Genre: Music
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few artistic movements have wielded as much ideological and cultural power as Wagnerism — the sprawling, fervent intellectual phenomenon that radiated outward from Richard Wagner's revolutionary operas to reshape European thought, politics, and aesthetics across the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This landmark scholarly collection, edited by David C. Large and William Weber, gathers leading historians and musicologists to chronicle the extraordinary reach of Wagner's influence, from the salons of Paris and the concert halls of Vienna to the nationalist movements and proto-fascist ideologies that would come to claim him as their prophet. The volume presents a rigorous and multi-faceted argument: that Wagnerism was never merely a musical cult, but a seismic cultural force that intersected with socialism, anti-Semitism, feminism, decadence, and national identity in profoundly complex ways. The contributing authors write with scholarly precision and analytical depth, illuminating how a composer's vision could be simultaneously a liberating aesthetic religion and a dangerous political weapon. Readers left to ponder the enduring question: can great art ever be truly separated from the ideologies that claim it?