The Perfect Wagnerite A Commentary On The Niblung S Ring

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Embark on a journey through the intricate layers of Wagner's Ring Cycle with Bernard Shaw as your guide. The Perfect Wagnerite: A Commentary on the Niblung's Ring by Bernard Shaw: Embark on a journey into the world of Richard Wagner's epic opera with Bernard Shaw's The Perfect Wagnerite. This insightful commentary provides a key to unlocking the intricate layers of the Niblung's Ring, offering a guide to both seasoned enthusiasts and newcomers to the world of Wagner. Shaw's passionate analysis and deep appreciation for the art form make this commentary an indispensable companion for opera lovers. Why This Book? The Perfect Wagnerite is not just a commentary; it's a gateway into the rich tapestry of Wagner's operatic masterpiece. Bernard Shaw's keen insights and accessible explanations make this book an essential companion for anyone seeking to understand and appreciate the nuances of the Niblung's Ring. Bernard Shaw, a prolific Irish playwright and music critic, brings his signature wit and analytical prowess to Wagner's operatic world in The Perfect Wagnerite.

Author : Bernard Shaw
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
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Release : 1898
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Author : Bernard Shaw
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The renowned Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw's philosophical commentary on German theatre director Richard Wagner's 'The Niblung's Ring'. This essay+review was first published in the year 1898.

Author : Bernard Shaw
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Bernard Shaw's "The Perfect Wagnerite: A Commentary on the Ring of the Niblung" is a major work. This book offers an in-depth examination of Richard Wagner's famous opera cycle "Der Ring des Nibelungen." Shaw's commentary delves into the complex strata of Wagner's magnum opus, providing a multidimensional assessment that goes beyond typical music analysis. He introduces readers to Wagnerian mythology, complex character relationships, and the overarching plot, frequently through the lens of socialism and revolutionary thought. Shaw's opinion that the Ring Cycle might be viewed as a parable for societal reform is one of his core arguments. He sees the demise of the gods and the return of the ring to the Rhine as a metaphor for the inevitable collapse of repressive society systems and the possibility of a more egalitarian future. Shaw's distinct wit and intellectual depth shine through throughout the book as he connects with Wagner's work. His commentary extends beyond musical criticism to include political and philosophical implications. Shaw's approach encourages readers to evaluate Wagner's music dramas in the light of a broader cultural and historical backdrop. In conclusion, George Bernard Shaw's "The Perfect Wagnerite" is a thought-provoking and enduring investigation of Wagner's vast operatic masterpiece, providing readers with a novel perspective that mixes musical analysis with socio-political criticism.

Author : Bernard Shaw
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 158 pages
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Release : 1898
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ISBN : UOM:39015011351262

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Author : George Shaw
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George Bernard Shaw's classic examination of, and commentary on, Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen.Shaw explores the work in terms of musicology, interpreting the aesthetics and movements. Allegorically, Shaw frames the Ring with respect to the collapse of capitalism and the rise of socialism.Topics covered include:Preliminary Encouragements, The Ring Of The Niblungs, The Rhine Gold, Wagner As Revolutionist, The Valkyries, Siegfried, Back To Opera Again, Siegfried As Protestant, Panacea Quackery, Otherwise Idealism, Dramatic Origin Of Wotan, The Love Panacea, Not Love, But Life, Anarchism No Panacea, Siegfried Concluded, Night Falls On The Gods, Prologue, A Wagnerian Newspaper Controversy, Forgotten Ere Finished, Why He Changed His Mind, Wagner's Own Explanation, The Pessimist As Amorist, The Music Of The Ring, The Characterization, The Old And The New Music, The Nineteenth Century, The Music Of The Future, Bayreuth, Bayreuth In England, and Wagnerian Singers.

Author : Bernard Shaw
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A few of these will be welcome to the ordinary citizen visiting the theatre to satisfy his curiosity, or his desire to be in the fashion, by witnessing a representation of Richard Wagner's famous Ring of the Niblungs.First, The Ring, with all its gods and giants and dwarfs, its water-maidens and Valkyries, its wishing-cap, magic ring, enchanted sword, and miraculous treasure, is a drama of today, and not of a remote and fabulous antiquity. It could not have been written before the second half of the nineteenth century, because it deals with events which were only then consummating themselves. Unless the spectator recognizes in it an image of the life he is himself fighting his way through, it must needs appear to him a monstrous development of the Christmas pantomimes, spun out here and there into intolerable lengths of dull conversation by the principal baritone.

Author : Bernard 1856-1950 Shaw
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Author : Bernard Shaw
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
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Author : George Bernard Shaw,Bertha Louise. asn Fearey
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Author : Bernard Shaw
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Author : George Bernard Shaw
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The Perfect Wagnerite: A Commentary on the Niblung's Ring (originally published London, 1898) is a philosophical commentary on Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, by the Irish writer George Bernard Shaw. Shaw offered it to those enthusiastic admirers of Wagner who "were unable to follow his ideas, and do not in the least understand the dilemma of Wotan. Shaw interprets the Ring in Marxian terms as an allegory of the collapse of capitalism from its internal contradictions. Musicologically, his interpretation is noteworthy for its perception of the change in aesthetic direction beginning with the final scene of Siegfried, in which he claimed that the cycle turns from Musikdrama back towards opera.

Author : Bernard Shaw
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Excerpt from The Perfect Wagnerite: A Commentary on the Ring of the Niblungs In reading through this German version of my book in the Manuscript of my friend Siegfried Trebitsch, I was struck by the inadequacy of the merely negative explanation given by me of the irrelevance of Night Falls On The Gods to the general philosophic scheme of The Ring. That explanation is correct as far as it goes; but, put as I put it, it now seems to me to suggest that the operatic character of Night Falls On The Gods was the result of indifference or forgetfulness produced by the lapse of twenty-five years between the first projection of the work and its completion. Now it is clear that in whatever other ways Wagner may have changed, he never became careless and he never became indifferent. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Bernard Shaw,Bertha Louise Asn Fearey
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Author : Bernard Shaw
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The Perfect Wagnerite: A Commentary on the Niblung's Ring (originally published London, 1898) is a philosophical commentary on Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, by the Irish writer George Bernard Shaw. Shaw offered it to those enthusiastic admirers of Wagner who "were unable to follow his ideas, and do not in the least understand the dilemma of Wotan." According to Shaw: I write this pamphlet for the assistance of those who wish to be introduced to the work on equal terms with that inner circle of adepts...The reason is that its dramatic moments lie quite outside the consciousness of people whose joys and sorrows are all domestic and personal, and whose religions and political ideas are purely conventional and superstitious. To them it is a struggle between half a dozen fairytale personages for a ring, involving hours of scolding and cheating, and one long scene in a dark gruesome mine, with gloomy, ugly music, and not a glimpse of a handsome young man or pretty woman. Only those of wider consciousness can follow it breathlessly, seeing in it the whole tragedy of human history and the whole horror of the dilemmas from which the world is shrinking today. Shaw interprets the Ring in Marxian terms as an allegory of the collapse of capitalism from its internal contradictions. Musicologically, his interpretation is noteworthy for its perception of the change in aesthetic direction beginning with the final scene of Siegfried, in which he claimed that the cycle turns from Musikdrama back towards opera.