Beschreibung:
Modernity between Wagner and Nietzsche 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.
Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Wagner¿s Ring: Life Redeemed in Death ¿ Love¿s Sacrifice of Life to DeathChapter 3: Tristan und Isolde: Life Redeemed In Death ¿ Love¿s Sacrifice of Life in DeathChapter 4: Parsifal: Life Redeemed in Death - Love¿s Sacrifice of Life through DeathChapter 5: Postlude Recapitulated as Prelude in Nietzsche: Ecce Homo!Chapter 6: Conclusion: Modernity as Biblical Consonance