{"product_id":"9780994252517","title":"Richard Wagner - A Portrait","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollowing his English language literary debut \u003cem\u003eErnst Jünger - 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\u003e\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\u003cp\u003e\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\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\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\u003e\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 Jünger - A Portrait\u003c\/em\u003e was his debut in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hadean Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47034891993328,"sku":"9780994252517","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780994252517_p0.jpg?v=1763949468","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780994252517","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}