Modernity between Wagner and Nietzsche

By Brayton Polka

Book Overview

Modernity between Wagner and Nietzsche argues that the operas and writings of Wagner contradict the values that are fundamental to modernity. Analyzing Wagner's works in contrast to the philosophical thought of Nietzsche, Brayton Polka examines how Wagner breaks with Nietzsche and their common influencer, Schopenhauer.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 149851250X
• ISBN13: 9781498512503
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"