Interpreting Wagner

by James Treadwell

What do Wagner's operas really mean? How much room do they leave for different perspectives? In this fresh and inventive book, James Treadwell lays open the rich possibilities for interpretation offered across the full range of Wagner's art. Focussing steadily on Wagner's music, dramas and prose writings, rather than on questions of biography or influence, the book carefully traces the tensions and uncertainties embedded within the composer's central...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300098154
• ISBN13: 9780300098150
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.8"