CONTENTSPreface to the First German EditionPREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITIONPreface to the First EditionTHE PERFECT WAGNERITEPRELIMINARY ENCOURAGEMENTSTHE RING OF THE NIBLUNGSTHE RHINE GOLDWAGNER AS REVOLUTIONISTTHE VALKYRIESSIEGFRIEDBACK TO OPERA AGAINSIEGFRIED AS PROTESTANTPANACEA QUACKERY, OTHERWISE IDEALISMDRAMATIC ORIGIN OF WOTANTHE LOVE PANACEANOT LOVE, BUT LIFEANARCHISM NO PANACEASIEGFRIED CONCLUDEDNIGHT FALLS ON THE GODSPROLOGUEA WAGNERIAN NEWSPAPER CONTROVERSYFORGOTTEN ERE FINISHEDWHY HE CHANGED HIS MINDWAGNER'S OWN EXPLANATIONTHE PESSIMIST AS AMORISTTHE MUSIC OF THE RINGTHE CHARACTERIZATIONTHE OLD AND THE NEW MUSICTHE NINETEENTH CENTURYTHE MUSIC OF THE FUTUREBAYREUTHBAYREUTH IN ENGLANDWAGNERIAN SINGERS
CONTENTS
Preface to the First German Edition
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
Preface to the First Edition
THE PERFECT WAGNERITE
PRELIMINARY ENCOURAGEMENTS
THE RING OF THE NIBLUNGS
THE RHINE GOLD
WAGNER AS REVOLUTIONIST
THE VALKYRIES
SIEGFRIED
BACK TO OPERA AGAIN
SIEGFRIED AS PROTESTANT
PANACEA QUACKERY, OTHERWISE IDEALISM
DRAMATIC ORIGIN OF WOTAN
THE LOVE PANACEA
NOT LOVE, BUT LIFE
ANARCHISM NO PANACEA
SIEGFRIED CONCLUDED
NIGHT FALLS ON THE GODS
PROLOGUE
A WAGNERIAN NEWSPAPER CONTROVERSY
FORGOTTEN ERE FINISHED
WHY HE CHANGED HIS MIND
WAGNER'S OWN EXPLANATION
THE PESSIMIST AS AMORIST
THE MUSIC OF THE RING
THE CHARACTERIZATION
THE OLD AND THE NEW MUSIC
THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
THE MUSIC OF THE FUTURE
BAYREUTH
BAYREUTH IN ENGLAND
WAGNERIAN SINGERS
