{"product_id":"richard-wagner-a-portrait-9780994252517","title":"Richard Wagner - A Portrait","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollowing his English language literary debut \u003cem\u003eErnst J nger - A Portrait\u003c\/em\u003e, author Lennart Svensson concentrates his focus on another controversial character, Richard Wagner. In \u003cem\u003eRichard Wagner - A Portrait\u003c\/em\u003e Svensson offers a well-rounded biography of Richard Wagner's life and work. As a long-term admirer of Wagner's music, Svensson is also unafraid to look at the controversial aspects of the composer's life - including his relations with Friedrich Nietzsche and the influence his music would come to have in German Nationalist circles and in the work of the Italian poet d'Annunzio.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn addition to relating the personal history of Wagner in the biography, Svensson also examines the compositions themselves, such as: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Fairies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRienzi\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Flying Dutchman\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTannhauser\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLohengrin\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWieland the Smith\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTristan and Isolde\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Master-Singers of Nuremberg\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Ring of the Nibelung\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eParsifal\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eSvennson's new biography on Wagner also provides an in-depth analysis of the themes that Wagner chose to work with in his compositions; forbidden love, Teutonic mythology, the Grail saga, and tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLennart Svensson holds a BA in Indology and his previous works include \u003cem\u003eAntropolis\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Camouflage\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eErnst J nger - A Portrait\u003c\/em\u003e was his debut in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Manticore Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50848060539154,"sku":"9780994252517","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8f55ab5d-1de5-4419-b8d9-cba9292072e5.jpg?v=1737372391","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/richard-wagner-a-portrait-9780994252517","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}