Introducing Wagner: A Graphic Guide by Kevin Scott PAPERBACK 9781848315099

Name: Introducing Wagner: A Graphic Guide by Kevin Scott PAPERBACK 9781848315099
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Introducing Wagner: A Graphic Guide\nby Kevin Scott\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Kevin Scott\nTitle: Introducing Wagner: A Graphic Guide\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Opera\nPublisher: Icon Books\nPublication year: 2013\nISBN-13: 9781848315099\nISBN-10: 1848315090\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nWagner's operatic works rank with the supreme achievements of western culture. But acceptance of Wagner's musical genius is tempered by feelings of misgiving and many believe the composer's underlying ideas to be indefensible. A self-styled social revolutionary, Wagner thought the world could be redeemed through vegetarianism and Aryan philosophy.\n\nIntroducing Wagner: A Graphic Guide separates the composer's art from the ideas and the arrogant destructive personal behavio.