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The Art-Work of the Future and Other Works
Richard Wagner
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Description for The Art-Work of the Future and Other Works
Paperback. Includes works such as "The Art-Work of the Future", "Autobiographical Sketch," "Art and Climate"; "Wieland the Smith"; "Art and Revolution", and "A Communication to My Friends". Translator(s): Ellis, William Ashton. Num Pages: 422 pages, Preface, introduction, notes, index. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
Poor, frustrated, and angered by the fashion-mongers and mode-purveyors of art, Richard Wagner published The Art-Work of the Future in 1849. It marked a turning point in his life: an appraisal of the revolutionary passions of mid-century Europe, his farewell to symphonic music, and his vision of the music to come. Beethoven's Ninth Symphony was unsurpassable, he wrote. Henceforth The Folk must of necessity be the Artist of the Future, and only artists who were in harmony with the Folk could know what harmony was for. The essay became a touchstone for Wagner, his family, friends, ... Read more
Poor, frustrated, and angered by the fashion-mongers and mode-purveyors of art, Richard Wagner published The Art-Work of the Future in 1849. It marked a turning point in his life: an appraisal of the revolutionary passions of mid-century Europe, his farewell to symphonic music, and his vision of the music to come. Beethoven's Ninth Symphony was unsurpassable, he wrote. Henceforth The Folk must of necessity be the Artist of the Future, and only artists who were in harmony with the Folk could know what harmony was for. The essay became a touchstone for Wagner, his family, friends, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
422
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
Weight
608g
Number of Pages
422
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803297524
SKU
V9780803297524
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Reviews for The Art-Work of the Future and Other Works
The spirit, in its artistic striving for reunion with nature in the art-work, must either look forward with hope to the future, or mournfully practice resignation. -Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner