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Wagner's Parsifal

Paperback • 2021 • English

Wagner's Parsifal: the music of redemption

By Roger Scruton

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A superbly insightful and moving exploration of Wagner's last opera, by one of Britain's leading intellectuals Wagner's last music-drama tells the story of Parsifal, the 'pure fool, knowing through compassion', who has been called to rescue the Kingdom of the Grail from the sins that have polluted it. The Grail is a symbol of purity in a world of lust and power, but although Parsifal is the culmination of Wagner's life-long obsession with the religious frame of mind, the redemption sought by hi...Show more

Sacred and religious music
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9780141991665

Publisher

Penguin Books

Published year

2021

Language

English

Original title

Wagner's Parsifal

Format

Paperback

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