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Richard Wagner's Ring Of The Nibelung Is One Of The Greatest Works Of Art Created In Modern Times, And Has Fascinated Both Critics And Devotees For Over A Century And A Half. No Recent Study Has Examined The Meaning Of Wagner's Masterpiece With The Attention To Detail And Intellectual Power That Roger Scruton Brings To It In This Inspiring Account. The Ring Of Truth Is An Exploration Of The Drama, Music, Symbolism And Philosophy Of The Ring From A Writer Whose Knowledge And Understanding Of The Western Musical Tradition Are The Equal Of His Capacities As A Philosopher. Scruton Shows How, Through Musical Connections And Brilliant Dramatic Strokes, Wagner Is Able To Express Truths About The Human Condition Which Few Other Creative Artists Have Been Able To Convey So Convincingly. For Wagner, Writes Scruton, The Task Of Art Is To 'show Us Freedom In Its Immediate, Contingent, Human Form, Reminding Us Of What It Means To Us. Even If We Live In A World From Which Gods And Heroes Have Disappeared We Can, By Imagining Them, Dramatize The Deep Truths Of Our Condition And Renew Our Faith In What We Are.' Love, Death, Sacrifice And The Liberation That We Win Through Sacrifice - These Are The
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- Author
- Roger Scruton
- Publisher
- Penguin Books, Limited
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780241188569
- Category
- music
- Subjects
- Music, Arts
- Rating
- 4.38 / 5 (26 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14