Author | Scruton, Roger |
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Title | Death-devoted heart [electronic resource] : sex and the sacred in Wagner's Tristan and Isolde / Roger Scruton |
Imprint | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004 |
Connect to | http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=92715 |
Descript | vi, 238 p. : ill. ; 22 cm |
Wagner and religion -- The story of Tristan -- Wagner's treatment of the story -- The music of Tristan -- The philosophy of love -- Tragedy and sacrifice -- Love, death and redemption -- Epilogue : From romance to ritual