A subscriber had brought to our attention two blog posts relating to Wagner that some readers may find of interest:
Two Guest Posts
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Nationalism, Culture and Identity: Israel and Wagner
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Richard Wagner was an artist and a revolutionary nationalist. A fundamental rationale for his work was its function as a mythic summons to the volk – the German people – to remember their common and distinct heritage. He saw the Ring, in particular, as the great story of the roots of the German people, resonating […]
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