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Imagined Germany : Richard Wagner's national utopia
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"Richard Wagner (1813-1883) has often been regarded as a symbol of "Germanness." Despite this view, few studies have been undertaken regarding his nationalistic thinking. Imagined Germany focuses o...
"Richard Wagner (1813-1883) has often been regarded as a symbol of "Germanness." Despite this view, few studies have been undertaken regarding his nationalistic thinking. Imagined Germany focuses on Wagner's idea of Deutschtum, especially during the unification of Germany, 1864-1871. Salmi discusses how Wagner defined Germanness, what stereotypes, ideas, and sentiments he attached to it, and what kind of state could realize Wagner's national ideals."--BOOK JACKET.
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- Creator
- Hannu Salmi
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- English
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- New York : P. Lang, [1999]
- ©1999
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- viii, 229 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 0820444162, 9780820444161
- OCLC
- ocm40489226
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [203]-225) and index.
- Pt. I. "What Is German?": Wagner's Nationalist Writings and the Possibility of a New Germany. Ch. 1. Wagner's Concept of the German Past. Ch. 2. The Home of the German Spirit. Ch. 3. The Gesamtkunstwerk and the Future Germany -- Pt. II. "Towards the Power of Germany...": Wagner's Political Activity and the Unification of Germany, 1864-1871. Ch. 4. Wagner in Munich, 1864-65. Ch. 5. A Political Outcast between Bavaria and Prussia. Ch. 6. "I Stir Them Ever to Strife..." -- Pt. III. The Paths of the Artist and the State Diverge. Ch. 7. Disappointment with the New Germany. Ch. 8. Bayreuth: Towards Immortality. Epilogue: "My Kingdom Is Not of This World"