The Cambridge Wagner Encyclopedia

Cambridge University Press, 2013-11-28
EAN 9781107004252, ISBN10: 110700425X

Paperback, 897 pages, 23.6 x 15.9 x 4.5 cm

'Of course, what you want to know is 'should I buy this book?' My instant reply is that if you have more than a passing interest in Wagner ... [then] buy this marvellous, unique work, filled with insights ... it would be impossible to believe this book should not find its way into the libraries of any English speaking school, college or university. And any undergraduate or graduate student composing a dissertation or thesis around Wagner would make a serious error to not refer to it - either for its clear exploration of ideas or as a source for further reading ... this is not only perhaps the best we could have asked for but the best that we can, or should expect to receive for a very long time - if ever.' The Wagnerian (the-wagnerian.com) 'This is very much the academic's Wagner, pinned out dry on the dissection table ... [an] impressive and information-packed volume.' Michael Scott Rohan, BBC Music Magazine 'If your shelves are already groaning under books about Wagner, I'm sorry to have to tell you there is another one which demands pride of place.' Classical CH Choice