The Perfect Wagnerite: A Commentary on the Niblung's Ring by Bernard Shaw
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"The Perfect Wagnerite: A Commentary on the Niblung's Ring" by Bernard Shaw is a philosophical commentary published in 1898. Shaw offers a radical reinterpretation of Wagner's Ring cycle, reading it as a Marxist allegory about capitalism's collapse rather than a simple fairy tale. He argues the work depicts "the whole tragedy of human history" and contemporary dilemmas, accessible only to those with wider consciousness beyond domestic concerns and conventional thinking. Shaw also
traces Wagner's shift from music drama back toward traditional opera. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Perfect Wagnerite: A Commentary on the Niblung's Ring |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Perfect_Wagnerite |
| Credits | Produced by Dianne Bean, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 57.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | MT: Music: Musical instruction and study, Composition |
| Subject | Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Ring des Nibelungen |
| Subject | Opera |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1487 |
| Release Date | Oct 1, 1998 |
| Last Update | Mar 26, 2017 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 953 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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