Wagnerism
Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
Synopsis
An exploration of the immense influence of Richard Wagner, the greatest titan of nineteenth-century music, and how he has reshaped culture far beyond music itself, from the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche to civil rights and cinema.
Target Audience
Classical music fanatics • historians • political enthusiasts • philosophers • artists • anyone intrigued by the impact music has on the world
About The Author
Alex Ross is a music critic, formerly for The New Yorker and The New York Times. He studied music composition at Harvard and is the winner of a MacArthur Fellowship for music writing. His other books include the Pulitzer Prize nominee The Rest is Noise (2007) and Listen to This (2010).
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