The Ring of Truth: The Wisdom of Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelung
Autor Roger Scrutonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 mai 2017
The Ring of the Nibelungis one of the greatest works of art created in modern times. Roger Scruton's brilliant and passionate exploration of the drama, music, symbolism and philosophy of Wagner's masterpiece - with its themes of love, death, sacrifice and freedom - shows how, ultimately, it expresses the truth about the human condition.
'Highly original and penetrating ... tremendous' Tim Blanning,Literary Review
'A rich, historical account ... After reading this book, only the most unadventurous reader would turn down the chance to see Wagner's masterpiece'Economist
'A brilliant gallop through the master's religious, musical and philosophical contexts' Sue Prideaux,Spectator
'Scruton is one of the finest philosopher-musicians since Schopenhauer' Jonathan Gaisman,Standpoint
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780141980720
ISBN-10: 0141980729
Pagini: 416
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0141980729
Pagini: 416
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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Notă biografică
Sir
Roger
Scrutonwas
a
writer
and
philosopher
who
held
positions
at
the
universities
of
London,
Oxford,
Boston
and
St
Andrews
and
who
wrote
widely
on
art,
architecture,
music
and
aesthetics.
His
books
include
his
now
classicShort
History
of
Modern
Philosophy(1981),The
Aesthetics
of
Music(1997),Death-Devoted
Heart:
Sex
and
the
Sacred
in
Wagner's
Tristan
and
Isolde(2004)
andThe
Ring
of
Truth:
The
Wisdom
of
Wagner's
Ring
of
the
Nibelung(2016).He
was
a
fellow
of
the
British
Academy
and
a
Fellow
of
the
Royal
Society
of
Literature.
Recenzii
a
masterpiece,
all
told
the
best
book
on
Wagner
I
have
ever
read
After reading this book, only the most unadventurous reader would turn down the chance to see Wagner's masterpiece.
Roger Scruton is in many ways the ideal interpreter of the Ring
Highly original and penetrating ... he writes about the music authoritatively but comprehensibly... lucidly, cogently and even entertainingly
Admirably lucid ... a perceptive and detailed account ... constantly enlightening commentary
After reading this book, only the most unadventurous reader would turn down the chance to see Wagner's masterpiece.
Roger Scruton is in many ways the ideal interpreter of the Ring
Highly original and penetrating ... he writes about the music authoritatively but comprehensibly... lucidly, cogently and even entertainingly
Admirably lucid ... a perceptive and detailed account ... constantly enlightening commentary