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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460289403321

Autore

Polka Brayton

Titolo

Modernity between Wagner and Nietzsche / / Brayton Polka

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4985-1250-X

0-7391-9316-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (199 p.)

Collana

Graven Images

Disciplina

193

Soggetti

Philosophy, Modern - 19th century

Christian philosophy

Philosophy and religion

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title Page; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Wagner's Ring; Tristan und Isolde; Parsifal; Postlude Recapitulated as Prelude in Nietzsche; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Modernity between Wagner and Nietzsche </span><span>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. </span></span>