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Wagner in America (2/5)

Wagner in America (2/5)

Early Wagner criticism and the Wagner literature in the run-up to the First World War

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The appropriation of Wagner before World War I bore fruit in the work of Willa Cather, author of two subtle stories about the effect of Wagner's music on women and of a major novel, "The Song of the Lark" (1915).

Willa Cather (1873-1947)

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In general, it can be argued that the creator of Der Ring des Nibe…

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