In Search of Wagner (Radical Thinkers)

In Search of Wagner (Radical Thinkers)

Written in exile from Germany, this potent study of Europeâ€™s most controversial composer explodes the frontiers of musical and cultural analysis. Measuring key elements of Wagnerâ€™s oeuvre with patent musical dexterity, Adorno sheds light on a nineteenth-century bourgeois figure whose operas betray the social gestures and high-culture fantasies that helped plant the seeds of the modern Culture Industry. A foreword by Slavoj ÂŽiÂžek situates Adornoâ€™s reflections within present debates over Wagnerâ€™s anti-Semitism and the moral status of his work, proving why this book remains one of the most important character studies of the twentieth century.
Country USA
Brand Verso
Manufacturer Verso Books
Binding Paperback
Color White
ReleaseDate 2009-06-09
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781844673445

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