In this polemic Wagner argued, frequently using traditional antisemitic abuse, that Jews had no connection to the German spirit, and were thus capable of producing only shallow and artificial music.
Neste polémico ensaio Wagner argumentaba, usando frecuentemente o abuso antisemita tradicional, que os xudeus non tiñan conexión co espírito alemán, e polo tanto só eran capaces de producir música superficial e artificial.