{"product_id":"being-wagner-the-story-of-the-most-provocative-composer-who-ever-lived-paperback","title":"Being Wagner: The Story of the Most Provocative Composer Who Ever Lived - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimon Callow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Callow\u003c\/b\u003e made his stage debut in 1973 and came to prominence in a critically acclaimed performance as Mozart in the original stage production of Peter Shaffer's \u003ci\u003eAmadeus\u003c\/i\u003e at the Royal National Theatre in 1979. He is well known for a series of one-man shows that have toured internationally and featured subjects such as Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, William Shakespeare, Jesus, and Richard Wagner. Among his many film roles is the much-loved character Gareth in the hit film \u003ci\u003eFour Weddings and a Funeral\u003c\/i\u003e. Callow has simultaneously pursued careers as a director in theater and opera and is an author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eBeing an Actor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLove Is Where It Falls\u003c\/i\u003e, and a biography of Charles Laughton.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978268508461,"sku":"9780525436188","price":20.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/tz-FMGrel9780525436188.webp?v=1775801365","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/being-wagner-the-story-of-the-most-provocative-composer-who-ever-lived-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}