Wagner's Visions

Examines the impact of contemporary ideas about the psyche and neglected yet crucial artistic influences on the psychological dimension of Wagner's operas, especially Die Feen , Der fliegende Holländer , Tannhäuser , Lohengrin , and the Ring . Wagner's Visions studies crucial influences on Wagner's dramatic style during the years before and just after the failed Dresden revolutionary uprising of 1849. Offering a detailed examination of Die Feen , Wagner's least-known complete opera, together wit