The life of Richard Wagner
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 1933
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Subjects: Wagner, Richard, -- 1813-1883.
Table of contents: title: v. 1 : 1813-1848.; title: Foreword; title: Sources; title: Paternity and ancestry; title: Geyer; title: The child; title: The Kreuzschüler; title: The Leipzig student; title: Würzburg; title: The last six months in Leipzig; title: The state of music in Germany; title: The economic and social status of the musician; title: Magdeburg; title: Minna; title: Königsberg and Riga; title: The voyage to London; title: The "conquest of Paris"; title: The return to Dresden; title: The early years in Dresden; title: The middle years in Dresden; title: Friends and enemies; title: The storm brewing; title: Nearing the end in Dresden; title: v. 2 : 1848-1860.; title: Foreword; title: Additional sources and references; title: Wagner and politics in 1848; title: The literary work of 1848; title: Leading up to the revolution; title: Wagner and the revolution : 1. The legal case against him; title: Wagner and the revolution : 2. His share in the revolt; title: Between Zürich and Paris; title: Jessie Laussot; title: Friends and public work in Zürich; title: Liszt, Wagner, and "Lohengrin"; title: Liszt and Weimar; title: The rising tide; title: Uhlig's visit : expansion of the Nibelungen plan; title: Weakening of the link with Weimar; title: Distractions and diet : the "Cellini" episode; title: The "hailstorm"; title: Growing estrangement from the world; title: Difficulties in the rounding of the "Ring"; title: Marking time in Zürich; title: Liszt and Wagner meet again : the "Ring" music begun; title: Wagner's finances in Zürich; title: The year 1854; title: The London inferno; title: Nearing the end in Zürich; title: Between Zürich and Paris; title: The Asyl catastrophe; title: Calm in Venice; title: From Venice to Lucerne; title: Preparing for the siege of Paris; title: Appendix 1 : Wagner and Meyerbeer; title: Appendix 2 : Wagner's origins : 1. The Geyer question, 2. The Prince Constantin question; title: v. 3 : 1859-1866.; title: Foreword; title: Additional sources and references; title: The second assault on Paris; title: The year 1860; title: En route to "Tannhäuser"; title: Gathering clouds; title: The storm breaks; title: Between Paris and Vienna; title: The Minna crisis; title: Shipwreck; title: The rescue; title: Wagner and Ludwig; title: At the Villa Pellet; title: Cosima; title: Settling down in Munich; title: Trouble brewing; title: The "Tristan" production; title: After "Tristan"; title: Semper and the Festival Theatre; title: "Vincere scis, Hannibal"; title: "Victoria uti nescis"; title: Haven in Triebschen; title: The triangle; title: The king and the triangle; title: Appendixes. Johanna Wagner and Geyer; title: The "madness" of King Ludwig; title: The Putzmacherin letters; title: v. 4 : 1866-1883.; title: Foreword; title: Additional sources and references; title: The Malvina Schnorr episode : 1; title: The Malvina Schnorr episode : 2; title: Moves in Munich; title: Shadows falling; title: Fröbel and the "Süddeutsche Presse"; title: The shadows deepen; title: The "Meistersinger" year; title: The Bülow-Cosima crisis; title: Cosima decides; title: The breach with the king; title: The "Rhinegold" aftermath; title: Sunshine and cloud in Triebschen; title: The Bayreuth idea; title: Planning Bayreuth; title: Wagner and Nietzsche : 1; title: Wagner and Nietzsche : 2; title: The foundation-stone; title: Polemics in 1872; title: Difficulties in Bayreuth; title: The king to the rescue; title: Spadework in 1874; title: Bayreuth in 1875; title: Preparing for the festival; title: The festival and after; title: Nietzsche in 1876; title: Elisabeth's false witness; title: The realities of the matter; title: The load of care; title: Bayreuth saved; title: The breach with Nietzsche; title: Work at "Parsifal"; title: In search of health; title: Trouble with Bülow and others; title: On the way to "Parsifal"; title: Nearing the goal; title: "Parsifal"; title: The end in Venice; title: Appendix 1 : New light on the "Siegfried Idyll"; title: Appendix 2 : Bombastes furioso