Cosima Wagner
The Lady of Bayreuth
Editorial Yale University Press
Fecha de edición abril 2011
Idioma inglés
EAN 9780300170900
Libro
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Resumen del libro
In this meticulously researched book, Oliver Hilmes paints a fascinating and revealing picture of the extraordinary Cosima Wagner illegitimate daughter of Franz Liszt, wife of the conductor Hans von Bülow, then mistress and subsequently wife of Richard Wagner. After Wagner's death in 1883 Cosima played a crucial role in the promulgation and politicization of his works, assuming control of the Bayreuth Festival and transforming it into a shrine to German nationalism. The High Priestess of the Wagnerian cult, Cosima lived on for almost fifty years, crafting the image of Richard Wagner through her organizational ability and ideological tenacity.
The first book to make use of the available documentation at Bayreuth, this biography explores the achievements of this remarkable and obsessive woman while illuminating a still-hidden chapter of European cultural history.
Biografía del autor
Oliver Hilmes nació en Alemania en 1971 y es doctor en historia. Ha escrito la biografía de personajes como Alma Mahler, Cosima Wagner, Franz Liszt o Luis II de Baviera, libros que han obtenido un enorme éxito entre los lectores. Vive en Berlín y colabora regularmente en el diario Die Welt.
