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As a commentator on music and music critics, Bernard Shaw was experienced and knowledgeable, strongly opinionated, and, as in all his writing, unsurpassed for brilliance and wit. The reader will find that this commentary on the cycle of four Wagner operas known as The Ring... Read Full Overview

In this classic work, Shaw provides a detailed analysis of Wagner's Ring Cycle, offering insights into the music, characters, and themes of the epic operatic masterpiece. Shaw's commentary is incisive, witty, and accessible, making it an essential read for music lovers, opera... Read Full Overview

The Perfect Wagnerite: A Commentary on the Niblung's Ring (originally published London, 1898) is a philosophical commentary on Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, by the Irish writer George Bernard Shaw. Shaw offered it to those enthusiastic admirers of Wagner who "were... Read Full Overview

The famous playwright's enlightening and provocative criticism surveys the four Wagner operas known as The Ring. Shaw explores the works' philosophic and social ideology as well as Wagner's life, music drama versus grand opera, the role of the Leitmotif in unifying the cycle,... Read Full Overview

Hormis Pygmalion, dans sa version cinematographique My Fair Lady, l'oeuvre de Bernard Shaw est aujourd'hui presque completement inconnue du public francais. Parmi les melomanes, rares sont ceux qui ont lu le Parfait wagnerien ou qui en connaissent meme l'existence;... Read Full Overview

The Perfect Wagnerite: A Commentary on The Niblung's Ring is a book written by George Bernard Shaw, originally published in 1898. The book is a critical analysis of Richard Wagner's epic opera cycle, The Ring of the Nibelung. Shaw's commentary provides a detailed examination... Read Full Overview

The Perfect Wagnerite: A Commentary On The Niblung's Ring is a book written by George Bernard Shaw, published in 1898. The book is a critical analysis of Richard Wagner's four-opera cycle, Der Ring des Nibelungen, also known as The Niblung's Ring. The book is divided into four... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview