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.
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.
Brayton Polka is Professor of Humanities Emeritus and Senior Scholar at York University (in Toronto, Canada) and the author of numerous studies in philosophy, religion, literature, and music.
Inhaltsangabe
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Wagner's Ring: Life Redeemed in Death - Love's Sacrifice of Life to Death Chapter 3: Tristan und Isolde: Life Redeemed In Death - Love's Sacrifice of Life in Death Chapter 4: Parsifal: Life Redeemed in Death - Love's Sacrifice of Life through Death Chapter 5: Postlude Recapitulated as Prelude in Nietzsche: Ecce Homo! Chapter 6: Conclusion: Modernity as Biblical Consonance
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Wagner's Ring: Life Redeemed in Death - Love's Sacrifice of Life to Death Chapter 3: Tristan und Isolde: Life Redeemed In Death - Love's Sacrifice of Life in Death Chapter 4: Parsifal: Life Redeemed in Death - Love's Sacrifice of Life through Death Chapter 5: Postlude Recapitulated as Prelude in Nietzsche: Ecce Homo! Chapter 6: Conclusion: Modernity as Biblical Consonance
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