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The Ring of Truth: The Wisdom of Wagner´s Ring of the Nibelung
Roger Scruton
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Description for The Ring of Truth: The Wisdom of Wagner´s Ring of the Nibelung
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; HPCD1; HPN; HPQ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
'The ideal interpreter of the Ring ... a fascinating and valuable study ... absorbing and convincing' Sunday Times The Ring of the Nibelung is 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 ... Read more
'The ideal interpreter of the Ring ... a fascinating and valuable study ... absorbing and convincing' Sunday Times The Ring of the Nibelung is 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141980720
SKU
V9780141980720
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99-17
About Roger Scruton
Roger Scruton is a writer and philosopher who has held positions at the universities of London, Oxford, Boston and St Andrews and who has written widely on art, architecture, music and aesthetics. His books include his now classic Short History of Modern Philosophy (1981), The Aesthetics of Music (1997), Death-Devoted Heart: Sex and the Sacred in Wagner's Tristan and Isolde ... Read more
Reviews for The Ring of Truth: The Wisdom of Wagner´s Ring of the Nibelung
Admirably lucid ... a perceptive and detailed account ... constantly enlightening commentary
Lucy Beckett
Tablet
Highly original and penetrating ... he writes about the music authoritatively but comprehensibly... lucidly, cogently and even entertainingly
Tim Blanning
Literary Review
Roger Scruton is in many ways the ideal interpreter of the Ring
Adam Lively
The ... Read more
Lucy Beckett
Tablet
Highly original and penetrating ... he writes about the music authoritatively but comprehensibly... lucidly, cogently and even entertainingly
Tim Blanning
Literary Review
Roger Scruton is in many ways the ideal interpreter of the Ring
Adam Lively
The ... Read more