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Wagner'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. Introducing Wagner: A Graphic Guide separates the composer's art from the ideas and the arrogant destructive personal behavior of the man.Tags
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An excellent biography of a great opera composer but a terrible person.
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Michael White is a British writer. He was born in 1959 and studied at King's College London. He has been a science editor of British GQ and a columnist for the Sunday Express in London. From 1984 to 1991, he was a science lecturer at d'Overbroeck's College in Oxford before becoming a full-time writer, of both fiction and non-fiction. Among his show more non-fiction works are: Coffee with Newton, Galileo Antichrist: A Biography, The Fruits of War, Tolkien: A Biography, Leonardo: The First Scientist, and Isaac Newton: The Last Sorcerer. White also collaborated with John Gribbin on 'A Life in Science' Series, featuring biographies of Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein and Charles Darwin. His novels include: The Art of Murder, The Borgia Ring, The Medici Secret, and Equinox. He has also written numerous novels under pseudonyms, including; the E-Force trilogy as Sam Fisher, and The Titanic Enigma, as Tom west. Most recently, White co-wrote the international bestseller Private down Under, with James Patterson. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Introducing Wagner: A Graphic Guide
- People/Characters
- Richard Wagner
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- Music, Nonfiction, Graphic Novels & Comics
- DDC/MDS
- 782.1092 — Arts & recreation Music Vocal music [formerly: Dramatic music and production of musical drama] Operas and related dramatic vocal forms; concert versions modified standard subdivisions History, geographic treatment, biography Biography
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- ML410 .W1 .W58 — Music Literature on music Literature on music History and criticism Biography
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