In this series of previously-untranslated lectures, Rudolf Steiner
describes how myths and legends portray humanity's most ancient
evolutionary and spiritual history. Folklore presents ancient
mystical wisdom in the form of stories - clothed in pictures by
initiates - that enable individuals to understand their content in
a more intellectual form at a later time. Focusing on Greek and
Germanic mythology, the lectures in the first part of this volume
cover the chronicles of Prometheus, Daedalus and Icarus, Parzival
and Lohengrin, the Argonauts and the Odyssey, and the heroic
dragon-slayer Siegfried. From these focal points, Rudolf Steiner
discusses a variety of themes - from the mysteries of the Druids
and the founding of Rome to the esoteric background of Wolfram von
Eschenbach; from good and evil and the unjust death sentence on
Socrates to the significance of marriage. The second part of this
book features lectures on the nature and significance of the
musical dramas of Richard Wagner. Wagner's works, from his earliest
attempts to his most mature opera Parsifal, are discussed from
spiritual viewpoints. Although Wagner did not have a fully
conscious awareness of the deeper meanings of his compositions,
Steiner suggests that his shaping of Germanic legends was driven by
an instinctive, creative and artistic certainty that accords with
deep occult truths.
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