JULLIEN (A.) Richard Wagner, sa vie et ses oeuvres (Richard - Lot 172

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JULLIEN (A.) Richard Wagner, sa vie et ses oeuvres (Richard - Lot 172
JULLIEN (A.) Richard Wagner, sa vie et ses oeuvres (Richard Wagner, his life and works) Book decorated with 14 original lithographs by M. Fantin-Latour, 15 portraits of Richard Wagner, 4 etchings and 120 engravings, opera scenes, caricatures, theatrical views, autographs, etc. Paris and London, Librairie de l'art, Jules Rouam éditeur/Gilbert Wood C°, 1886 348pp paperback (top and bottom of spine damaged, scattered foxing). Published a few years after Wagner's death, this beautifully illustrated biography was in its time a monument of accurate and scholarly information. The reader follows Wagner throughout his career, from the first classical works to the last masterpieces that invented a new musical language. It depicts Wagner's struggle to be understood by the public, the way his groundbreaking works were received, and the storms of his personal life, from his scandalous elopement with the married daughter of the great Franz Lizt to philosophical quarrels with friends and enemies. The book includes caricatures of Wagner that were circulating at the time, representations of the various stagings of his operas, and illustrations of the key places in his life (Bayreuth, Venice). A book that will delight the curious as well as the musicologists.
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