{"product_id":"richard-wagner-a-portrait-paperback","title":"Richard Wagner - A Portrait - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLennart Svensson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing his English language literary debut \u003cem\u003eErnst J nger - A Portrait\u003c\/em\u003e, author Lennart Svensson concentrates his focus on another controversial character, Richard Wagner. In \u003cem\u003eRichard Wagner - A Portrait\u003c\/em\u003e Svensson offers a well-rounded biography of Richard Wagner's life and work. As a long-term admirer of Wagner's music, Svensson is also unafraid to look at the controversial aspects of the composer's life - including his relations with Friedrich Nietzsche and the influence his music would come to have in German Nationalist circles and in the work of the Italian poet d'Annunzio.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn addition to relating the personal history of Wagner in the biography, Svensson also examines the compositions themselves, such as: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Fairies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRienzi\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Flying Dutchman\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTannhauser\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLohengrin\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWieland the Smith\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTristan and Isolde\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Master-Singers of Nuremberg\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Ring of the Nibelung\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eParsifal\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eSvennson's new biography on Wagner also provides an in-depth analysis of the themes that Wagner chose to work with in his compositions; forbidden love, Teutonic mythology, the Grail saga, and tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLennart Svensson holds a BA in Indology and his previous works include \u003cem\u003eAntropolis\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Camouflage\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eErnst J nger - A Portrait\u003c\/em\u003e was his debut in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 198\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 16, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52467811352883,"sku":"9780994252517","price":35.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/PpRAViURsA9780994252517.webp?v=1759344882","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/richard-wagner-a-portrait-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}