Modernity between wagner and nietzsche

Modernity between Wagner and Nietzsche argues that the operas and writings of Wagner contradict the values that are fundamental to modernity. Analyzing Wagner's works in contrast to the philosophical thought of Nietzsche, Brayton Polka examines how Wagner breaks with Nietzsche and their common...

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Main Author Polka, Brayton
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Lanham The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 2015
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Lexington Books
Edition1
SeriesGraven images
Subjects
Christian philosophy
History & Criticism
Metaphysics
Music
Philosophy
Philosophy and religion
Philosophy, Modern
Religion
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Summary:Modernity between Wagner and Nietzsche argues that the operas and writings of Wagner contradict the values that are fundamental to modernity. Analyzing Wagner's works in contrast to the philosophical thought of Nietzsche, Brayton Polka examines how Wagner breaks with Nietzsche and their common influencer, Schopenhauer.
ISBN:0739193163
9780739193167
0739193155
9780739193150