The Perfect Wagnerite (Dover Books on Music) by George Bernard Shaw
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Book Summary Author: George Bernard Shaw Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published) Published: 2010-07-21 ISBN: 0486217078 Number of pages: 176 Publisher: Dover Publications |
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Book Reviews of the The Perfect Wagnerite (Dover Books on Music)
Customer Review: Fascinating Criticism, Howls of Laughter
Summary: 5 Stars
I have read almost all of Shaw's published works which have come within my reach. I see the deterioration in the quality of his work as the aging process set in, and of his defense of such people as Djerjinski and Stalin. When he is profound, he is very profound and when he is off the mark he is way out in zoonieland. This book, fortunately, shows more of his great skill at criticism and assimilation of background data than his equally great skill at polemics. Remember, the compositionof the _Ring_ was an event of the past for him, and he was able to use historical source material. But what caught my attention was that the London newspapers of his own day ran letters trying to reconcile the "Brunhilde problem" in _Gotterdamerung_. All of this was a burning issue to the London intelligentsia. But, to the point: BUY this book because it is HILARIOUS, in the best sense of that word. This is Shaw, maybe not at his level best, but close to it. Learn while you laugh! The ideas propounded in this book have been burned into my memory because I have read them over and over. Read this book if you can appreciate subtle jokes.