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Tristan Chord

Tristan Chord Paperback - 2002

by Magee, Bryan

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Richard Wagner's devotees have ranged from the subtlest minds (Proust) to the most brutal (Hitler). In this radically clarifying book, Magee traces Wagner's intellectual quests, from his youthful embrace of revolutionary socialism to the near-Buddhist resignation of his final years. Photo insert.

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  • Title Tristan Chord
  • Author Magee, Bryan
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition New
  • Pages 424
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher St. Martins Press-3PL, US
  • Date 2002-10-01
  • Bookseller's Inventory # GOR013118555
  • ISBN 9780805071894 / 080507189X
  • Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.9 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.29 cm)
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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From the publisher

Originally published under the title Wagner and philosophy: London : Penguin, 2000. "A Metropolitan/Owl Book." Includes index.

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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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  • New York Times, 11/10/2002, Page 24

About the author

Bryan Magee has had a distinguished career as a university professor, music and theater critic, member of Parliament, and author. He is well known for two popular BBC television series on philosophy. Among his internationally acclaimed books are "The Story of Philosophy," "The Philosophy of Schopenhauer, "and "Aspects of Wagner."