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Family Letters of Richard Wagner - Cambridge Library Collection - Music (Book) Loot Price: R875
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Family Letters of Richard Wagner - Cambridge Library Collection - Music (Book): Richard Wagner

Family Letters of Richard Wagner - Cambridge Library Collection - Music (Book)

Richard Wagner; Edited by William Ashton Ellis

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William Ashton Ellis (1852-1919) abandoned his medical career in order to devote himself to his Wagner studies. Best known for his translations of Wagner's prose works and of Carl Friedrich Glasenapp's multi-volume biography of the composer, Ellis published in 1911 this English translation of Wagner's Familienbriefe, spanning the years 1832-74. An inveterate letter writer, Wagner was the youngest-but-one of ten children and Ellis describes the character of these letters to his sisters, his mother, his brother-in-law and his nieces as a reflection of the composer in the 'driest and most neutral of lights', claiming that within the family it is impossible to be pretentious. An appendix by Glasenapp, giving brief biographical details of family members, is also included. Despite the stylistic idiosyncrasies of the translations, these letters remain of importance, capturing something of the tone of Wagner's prose style and shedding light on his extraordinary life.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: November 2014
Authors: Richard Wagner
Editors: William Ashton Ellis
Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format: Book
Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 978-1-108-07860-3
Languages: English
Subtitles: German
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Western music, periods & styles > Classical music (c 1750 to c 1830)
Books > Music > Western music, periods & styles > Classical music (c 1750 to c 1830)
LSN: 1-108-07860-5
Barcode: 9781108078603

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