| Description |
xiii, 239 pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Contemporary philosophy and the question of Wagner : the anti-Wagnerian position of Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe -- Adorno's Negative dialectics -- Wagner as a philosophical question -- Reopening "the case of Wagner" -- Enigma of Parsifal -- Wagner, anti-semitism and 'German ideology" / Slavoj Zizek. |
| Summary |
For over a century, Richard Wagnerʹs music has been the subject of intense debate among philosophers, many of whom have attacked its ideological--some say racist and reactionary--underpinnings. In this major new work, Alain Badiou, radical philosopher and keen Wagner enthusiast, offers a detailed reading of the critical responses to the composerʹs work, which include Adornoʹs writings on the composer and Wagnerʹs recuperation by Nazism as well as more recent readings by Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe and others. Slavoj Zizek provides an afterword, and both philosophers make a passionate case for re-examining the relevance of Wagner to the contemporary world. -- Publisher description. |
| Language |
English translation of author's lectures on Wagner at the École Normale Supérieure. |
| Subject |
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Music and philosophy.
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Music and philosophy. |
| Added Author |
Žižek, Slavoj, writer of afterword.
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Spitzer, Susan.
Rans.
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| ISBN |
9781844674565 hardback |
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1844674568 hardback |
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9781844674817 paperback |
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1844674819 paperback |
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