Richard Wagner: His Life, Art and Thought

New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, 1979. First Edition. Large octavo in light blue/grey boards with blue and brown pictorial jacket; 285 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates: illustrations; 25 cm A very good (+) copy with some light external wear; front hinge loose but binding sturdy; pages are clean and brihgt; Jacket is very good (+) with slightest rubbing to edges and price sticker on rear, now in archival mylar. Hardcover. ISBN: 080084792X

This book provides an integrated study of Richard Wagner, his life and works. The author covers all the main aspects of Wagner's works within a coherent biographical framework, basing his account on such primary sources as Wagner's autobiographical writings and letters, the reminiscences of Liszt, Nietzsche, and other friends and associates, and the complete diary of Cosima, first published in 1977Contents: Child, schoolboy and student. The young professional. Art and revolution. Exile. Career without a centre. The Royal miracle. Bayreuth.