Interpreting Wagner

by James Treadwell

In this fresh and inventive book, James Treadwell lays open the rich possibilites for interpretation offered across the full range of Wagner's art. Focusing 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 themes.

Treadwell identifies and pursues the habitual concerns of Wagner's operas and writings:...

• 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"