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Story of the Century: Wagner and the creation of The Ring

Story of the Century: Wagner and the creation of The Ring

Michael Downes; Faber & Faber; Hardback

Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen is one of the most epic and compelling compositions of the nineteenth century. But the story of how he created the work is one full of intrigue, triumphs against unlikely odds, and controversy.

This book combines cultural history and biography to explain how this extraordinary masterpiece came into being, why it takes the form it does, why it fascinates and obsesses so many and horrifies others, and why it matters.