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| Name: |
Richard Wagner | | Birth Date: |
May 22, 1813 | | Death Date: |
February 13, 1883 | | Place of Birth: |
Liepzig, Germany | | Place of Death: |
Venice, Italy | | Nationality: |
German | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
composer |
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 Biography of Richard Wagner
12,847 words, approx. 43 pages
 Almost a hundred years after Richard Wagner's death the noted musicologist Marcel Prawy wrote, "Richard Wagner wurde am 22. Mai 1813 geboren und ist niemals gestorben" (Richard Wagner was born on May 22, 1813, and he never died). Ten of his thirteen... summary from source:
 Biography of Richard Wagner
2,384 words, approx. 8 pages
The German operatic composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883) was the most important seminal figure in 19th-century music. Wagner was also a crucial figure in 19th-century cultural history for both his criticism and polemical writing. Richard Wagner was born... 
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 Richard Wagner Quotes
567 words, approx. 2 pages
 Wilhelm Richard Wagner (May 22, 1813 in Leipzig – February 13, 1883 in Venice) was an influential German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his groundbreaking "music dramas". Contents 1 Sourced 2 Unsourced 3 About...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Richard Wagner Information
7,564 words, approx. 25 pages
Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or "music dramas" as they were later called). Unlike most other great opera composers, Wagner...
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 The Germanic Review Richard Wagner and the Nibelungs. (book reviews)
09/22/1993: 1,647 words, approx. 6 pages Here are two unseasonal but thought-provoking books that help, each in its own way, to re-integrate Richard Wagner into the canon of German literature and, what is more, into the discourse of Germanistik. From the latter, for ideological reasons not always convincing, or... summary from source:
National Review The Selected Letters of Richard Wagner.
09/02/1988: 800 words, approx. 3 pages The Selected Letters of Richard Wagner IT IS A critical truism that Richard Wagner's influence far exceeded the worth of his music. As a composer he was long-winded, pretentious, and overblown; his "contributions" to the art were for the most part extensions... summary from source:
 AP News Wife of Bayreuth festival director dies
11/28/2007: 462 words, approx. 2 pagesGudrun Wagner, wife of Bayreuth Opera Festival director Wolfgang Wagner and a key partner in helping him stage the annual event, died Wednesday, officials said. She was 63.She died Wednesday morning at a Bayreuth hospital. No cause of death was immediately given, said Peter Emmerich,... summary from source:
AP News Scion's 'Meistersinger' eagerly awaited
7/22/2007: 1,012 words, approx. 3 pagesA real-life drama of succession as riveting as any Richard Wagner opera is casting a shadow over this year's Bayreuth Festival, raising the anticipation level among devotees of the German master even before the first curtain rises Wednesday at the musical shrine he inaugurated 131...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Jean-Jacques Nattiez
14,739 words, approx. 49 pages
In the following essay, Nattiez defines Wagner's mythologized theory of the splintering and reunification of western art.
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Critical Essay by Herbert Lindenberger
11,683 words, approx. 39 pages
In the following essay, Lindenberger identifies the Ring as “embedded in the world of its time,” while acknowledging the importance of its poetic experimentalism and epic mode of narration.
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Critical Essay by Marc A. Weiner
11,249 words, approx. 38 pages
In the following excerpt, Weiner scrutinizes the racial implications of Wagner's depiction of the body in his operas.
Featured Essays
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 Essay Grade: 87%Wagner: The Artist and Reformer
1,342 words, approx. 5 pages
This is a study of Richard (Wilhelm) Wagner. His contributions to the arts and the 19th century reform movement.
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