Richard Wagner
Subtitle: Der Fliegende Holländer (Cambridge Opera Handbooks)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 6, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780521587631
Subjects: Composers & musicians; Opera; History & Criticism - General; Fliegende Hollander; Music/Songbooks; Music; Wagner, Richard,; Genres & Styles - Opera; Music / Opera; Wagner, Richard,--1813-1883.--Fliegende Hollèander; Composers & Musicians - General; 1813-1883; 1813-1883.; Fliegende Hollèander
First sentence: The figure of the "Flying Dutchman" is a mythical creation [Gedicht] of the people: it gives emotionally compelling expression to a timeless feature of human nature.