Imagined Germany: Richard Wagner's National Utopia, Second Edition

by Hannu Salmi and Salmi

Richard Wagner (1813-1883) has often been regarded as a symbol of "Germanness." Despite this view, few studies have been undertaken regarding his nationalistic thinking. Imagined Germany focuses on Wagner's idea of Deutschtum, especially during the unification of Germany, 1864-1871. Salmi discusses how Wagner defined Germanness, what stereotypes, ideas, and sentiments he attached to it, and what kind of state could realize Wagner's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433177382
• ISBN13: 9781433177385
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 234 Pages