{"product_id":"the-tristan-chord-wagner-and-philosophy","title":"The Tristan Chord: Wagner and Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003eA profoundly searching investigation that reveals for the first time the philosophical foundations of Wagners art  Richard Wagners devotees have ranged from the subtlest minds (Proust) to the most brutal (Hitler). The enduring fascination of his works arises from his singular fusion of musical innovation and theatrical daring  but also from his largely overlooked engagement with the boldest investigations of modern philosophy.  Now  in this radically clarifying book  Bryan Magee traces the Wagners involvement in the intellectual quests of his age  from his youthful embrace of revolutionary socialism  to a Schopenhauerian rejection of the world as illusion  to the near-Buddhist resignation of his final years. Mapping the influence of ideas on Wagners art  Magee shows how abstract thought can permeate musical work and stimulate creations of great power and beauty. And he unflinchingly confronts the Wagner whose paranoia  egocentricity  and anti-Semitism are as repugnant as his achievements are glorious.  At once a biography of the composer  an overview of his times  an account of 19th century opera  and an insight into the intellectual and technical aspects of music  Magees lucid study offers the best explanation of W. H. Audens judgment that Wagner  for all his notorious difficulties  was \"perhaps the greatest genius that ever lived.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966830080053,"sku":"ByrdShop_0805067884","price":29.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780805067880.jpg?v=1770582407","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-tristan-chord-wagner-and-philosophy","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}