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Death-Devoted Heart: Sex and Sacred in Wagner's Tristan and Isolde
DeathDevoted Heart Sex and Sacred in Wagner's Tristan and Isolde
Author: Roger Scruton
A tale of forbidden love and inevitable death, the medieval legend of Tristan and Isolde recounts the story of two lovers unknowingly drinking a magic potion and ultimately dying in one another's arms. Critics have lauded Wagner's Tristan und Isolde for the originality and subtlety of the music, but have often viewed the drama as a "mere trifle,...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780195166910
ISBN-10: 0195166914
Publication Date: 11/20/2003
Pages: 238
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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