An edition of The Tristan chord (2000)

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Wagner and philosophy

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An edition of The Tristan chord (2000)

The Tristan chord

Wagner and philosophy

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Henry Holt and Co.
Language
English
Pages
397

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Subjects

Composers, Philosophy and aesthetics, Philosophy, Criticism and interpretation, Operas, Music, Antisemitism, Oper, Philosophie, Filosofische aspecten, Philosophy, modern, 19th century, Music, philosophy and aesthetics, New York Times reviewed, Wagner, richard, 1813-1883

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Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

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Germany

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19th century

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The Tristan chord: Wagner and philosophy
2002, Henry Holt and Co.
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The Tristan Chord: Wagner and Philosophy
October 1, 2002, Owl Books
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The Tristan Chord: Wagner and Philosophy
November 7, 2001, Metropolitan Books
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2000, Metropolitan Books
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Table of Contents

First the music
Wagner as a young German
Wagner the Left-wing revolutionary
Wagner, Feuerbach and the future
Wagner's misleading reputation
Opera as Greek drama
Some of The Ring's leading ideas
Wagner's discovery of Schopenhauer
The philosophy of Schopenhauer
Wagner re-evaluates his values
The turn
Metaphysics as music
Philosophy as opera
Music as drama
First the orchestra
The crowning achievement
Wagner and Nietzsche
Appendix: Wagner's anti-semitism.

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Originally published under the title Wagner and philosophy: London : Penguin, 2000.

"A Metropolitan/Owl Book."

Includes index.

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ML410.W19 M14 2002,

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Pagination
xi, 397 p. :
Number of pages
397

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OL19287748M
Internet Archive
tristanchordwagn0000mage
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080507189X
ISBN 13
9780805071894
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117251
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First Sentence

"The key to the nature of opera in general is that it is a form of drama in which the primary means of expression is music."

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