{"product_id":"9780525436188","title":"Being Wagner: The Story of the Most Provocative Composer Who Ever Lived","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eCallow, Simon\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVintage\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\/6\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Callow, the celebrated author of \u003ci\u003eOrson Welles\u003c\/i\u003e, delivers a dazzling, swift, and accessible biography of the musical titan Richard Wagner and his profoundly problematic legacy--a fresh take for seasoned acolytes and the perfect introduction for new fans.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Wagner's music dramas have never been more popular or more divisive. His ten masterpieces, created against the backdrop of a continent in severe political and cultural upheaval, constitute an unmatched body of work. A man who spent most of his life in abject poverty, inspiring both critical derision and hysterical hero-worship, Wagner was a walking contradiction: belligerent, flirtatious, disciplined, capricious, demanding, visionary, and poisonously anti-Semitic. Acclaimed biographer Simon Callow evokes the intellectual and artistic climate in which Wagner lived and takes us through his most iconic works, from his pivotal successes in \u003ci\u003eThe Flying Dutchman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLohengrin\u003c\/i\u003e, to the musical paradigm shift contained in \u003ci\u003eTristan and Isolde\u003c\/i\u003e, to the apogee of his achievements in \u003ci\u003eThe Ring of the Nibelung\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eParsifal\u003c\/i\u003e, which debuted at Bayreuth shortly before his death. \u003ci\u003eBeing Wagner\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life this towering figure, creator of the most sublime and most controversial body of work ever known.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43412681326847,"sku":"9780525436188","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780525436188_s600x595.jpg?v=1775586376","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780525436188","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}