Wagner Writes From Paris...: Stories, Essays And Articles By The Young Composer
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
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A rich collection of primary source writings, Wagner Writes from Paris...: Stories, Essays and Articles by the Young Composer presents the early literary output of Richard Wagner during his formative and often financially desperate years in Paris in the early 1840s. Translated and edited by Robert L. Jacobs and Geoffrey Skelton, the volume gathers Wagner's fiction, cultural criticism, and journalistic essays, illuminating the sharp, ambitious mind behind one of history's most towering musical legacies. The writings reveal a young artist of fierce opinions and considerable literary flair, as Wagner chronicles the Parisian musical scene with wit, frustration, and visionary conviction. Readers gain an intimate portrait of the composer before his operatic triumphs, tracing the intellectual and aesthetic passions that would ultimately shape works like The Flying Dutchman and Tannhäuser. This is an indispensable volume for Wagner scholars, music historians, and anyone captivated by the inner world of a genius in the making.
Author: Robert L. Jacobs And Geoffrey Skelton
Format: Hardback
Genre: Music
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A rich collection of primary source writings, Wagner Writes from Paris...: Stories, Essays and Articles by the Young Composer presents the early literary output of Richard Wagner during his formative and often financially desperate years in Paris in the early 1840s. Translated and edited by Robert L. Jacobs and Geoffrey Skelton, the volume gathers Wagner's fiction, cultural criticism, and journalistic essays, illuminating the sharp, ambitious mind behind one of history's most towering musical legacies. The writings reveal a young artist of fierce opinions and considerable literary flair, as Wagner chronicles the Parisian musical scene with wit, frustration, and visionary conviction. Readers gain an intimate portrait of the composer before his operatic triumphs, tracing the intellectual and aesthetic passions that would ultimately shape works like The Flying Dutchman and Tannhäuser. This is an indispensable volume for Wagner scholars, music historians, and anyone captivated by the inner world of a genius in the making.