The essays collected in this volume were written between 1870 and 1873, years that brought a transformation in Germany. After Prussiaâ€™s spectacular defeat of France, the coalescing of

Actors and Singers
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The essays collected in this volume were written between 1870 and 1873, years that brought a transformation in Germany. After Prussiaâ€™s spectacular defeat of France, the coalescing of German states into a unified Germany, and Bismarckâ€™s declaration of the German Empire, Richard Wagner suddenly felt like a prophet whose predictions had come true before his eyes. At last the German culture he longed to enliven had a German state as grand as his own ambition.
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In the same period Wagner was deeply inspired by the works of Shakespeare, an influence that runs throughout this volume. The title essay, â€œActors and Singers,â€ is one of Wagnerâ€™s most deliberate and philosophical writings. He wrote, â€œArt ceases, strictly speaking, to be Art from the moment it presents itself as Art to our reflecting consciousness.â€ He described how the unconsciousness of art, and thus artâ€™s power, connected natural genius to cultivated traditions. German genius, however, still lacked its own traditions. Wagner aimed to provide them.
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Also included are Wagnerâ€™s famous essay, â€œBeethovenâ€; his first publications concerning the nascent Bayreuth Festival Playhouse; his visionary â€œThe Destiny of Operaâ€; and his letter to Friedrich Nietzsche responding to the publication of The Birth of Tragedy.
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This edition includes the full text of volume 5 of the translation of Wagnerâ€™s works published in 1896 for the London Wagner Society.
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Country	USA
Brand	University of Nebraska Press
Manufacturer	Univ of Nebraska Pr
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780803297739
EANs	9780803297739
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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