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The Resource Cosima Wagner : the lady of Bayreuth, Oliver Hilmes ; translated by Stewart Spencer

Cosima Wagner : the lady of Bayreuth, Oliver Hilmes ; translated by Stewart Spencer

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In this meticulously researched book, Oliver Hilmes paints a fascinating and revealing picture of the extraordinary Cosima Wagner--illegitimate daughter of Franz Liszt, wife of the conductor Hans von Bülow, then mistress and subsequently wife of Richard Wagner. After Wagner's death in 1883 Cosima played a crucial role in the promulgation and politicization of his works, assuming control of the Bayreuth Festival and transforming it into a shrine to German nationalism. The High Priestess of the Wagnerian cult, Cosima lived on for almost fifty years, crafting the image of Richard Wagner through her organizational ability and ideological tenacity. The first book to make use of the available documentation at Bayreuth, this biography explores the achievements of this remarkable and obsessive woman while illuminating a still-hidden chapter of European cultural history
Language
  • eng
  • ger
  • eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (xviii, 366 pages)
Contents
  • A childhood without parents (1837-55)
  • A marriage of convenience (1855-64)
  • Wagner (1864-83)
  • The first lady of Bayreuth (1883-1900)
  • A new era (1900-14)
  • The long end (1914-30)
Isbn
9780300168235
Instance
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Cosima Wagner : the lady of Bayreuth
Title
Cosima Wagner
Title remainder
the lady of Bayreuth
Statement of responsibility
Oliver Hilmes ; translated by Stewart Spencer
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Contributor
Subject
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Language
  • eng
  • ger
  • eng
Summary
In this meticulously researched book, Oliver Hilmes paints a fascinating and revealing picture of the extraordinary Cosima Wagner--illegitimate daughter of Franz Liszt, wife of the conductor Hans von Bülow, then mistress and subsequently wife of Richard Wagner. After Wagner's death in 1883 Cosima played a crucial role in the promulgation and politicization of his works, assuming control of the Bayreuth Festival and transforming it into a shrine to German nationalism. The High Priestess of the Wagnerian cult, Cosima lived on for almost fifty years, crafting the image of Richard Wagner through her organizational ability and ideological tenacity. The first book to make use of the available documentation at Bayreuth, this biography explores the achievements of this remarkable and obsessive woman while illuminating a still-hidden chapter of European cultural history
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Biography type
individual biography
Cataloging source
E7B
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Hilmes, Oliver
Dewey number
  • 782.1092
  • B
Index
index present
Language note
Translated from the German
LC call number
ML429.W133
LC item number
H5513 2010eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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Spencer, Stewart
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  • Wagner, Cosima
  • Wagner, Richard
  • Wagner family
  • Bayreuther Festspiele
  • Opera producers and directors
  • Wagner, Cosima
  • Wagner family
  • Wagner, Richard
  • Bayreuther Festspiele
  • HISTORY
  • Opera producers and directors
  • Germany
Label
Cosima Wagner : the lady of Bayreuth, Oliver Hilmes ; translated by Stewart Spencer
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Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-354) and index
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online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
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rdacarrier
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multicolored
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text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
A childhood without parents (1837-55) -- A marriage of convenience (1855-64) -- Wagner (1864-83) -- The first lady of Bayreuth (1883-1900) -- A new era (1900-14) -- The long end (1914-30)
Control code
811402662
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xviii, 366 pages)
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780300168235
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
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  • 22573/ctt1116nx
  • c5e9c853-164d-4242-8446-2f1206005bbf
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)811402662
Label
Cosima Wagner : the lady of Bayreuth, Oliver Hilmes ; translated by Stewart Spencer
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-354) and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
A childhood without parents (1837-55) -- A marriage of convenience (1855-64) -- Wagner (1864-83) -- The first lady of Bayreuth (1883-1900) -- A new era (1900-14) -- The long end (1914-30)
Control code
811402662
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xviii, 366 pages)
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780300168235
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
  • 22573/ctt1116nx
  • c5e9c853-164d-4242-8446-2f1206005bbf
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)811402662

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