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The Ring of Truth: The Wisdom of Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung
By Scruton, Roger
- ISBN
- 9781468315493
- Publisher
- Overlook
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Starred Review on September 1, 2017 | Arts and Humanities
The four operas that make up German composer Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, or the Ring cycle, are among the greatest operatic achievements of all time. Scruton (The Aesthetics of Music) here offers what must be a definitive take on these works. After explaining how Wagner came to compose the pieces from 1848 to 1874, the author gives a detailed synopsis of the plot of each, with numerous references to the music. Then he describe...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
