Richard Wagner

Tras los acontecimientos revolucionarios que tuvieron lugar en Dresde en la primavera de 1849, Wagner se vio forzado a exiliarse en Zurich. En esta ciudad suiza, entre los meses de octubre de 1850 y enero de 1851 , llevó a cabo la redacción de la que está considerada como la obra clave de su pensamiento teórico-musical: Ópera y drama. A lo largo de las tres partes en que se articula, el genial alemán lleva a cabo una sopesada exposición de...

From being drafted into the military during the Vietnam war to solving the so-called hard problem of consciousness, from playing in chess tournaments to working on space robots for interplanetary spacecraft, from attending public schools in John Steinbeck's hometown to teaching computer science at a major university, from riding the big surf at Waimea Bay to inventing the world's fastest sorting algorithm, from racing model cars as a teenager to mentoring...

This book forms part of our 'Pook Press' imprint, celebrating the golden age of illustration in classic literary works. The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie' was written by the German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883). The works are based loosely on characters from the Norse sagas, and are here translated into English by Margaret Armour. The chief components include 'The Rhinegold' - the prelude, 'The Valkyrie' - the first day of the trilogy, 'Siegfried'...

In 1951, Levittown was created in Bucks County outside of Philadelphia by builder pioneers Levitt and Sons. Dubbed the largest and "most perfectly planned" community in America, it featured single-family homes, schools, churches, shopping centers, and swimming pools. A symbol of the "American Dream," Levittown defined the phenomenon of post-World War II suburban developments, which for the first time gave working- and middle-class families the option...

In the second part of Margaret Armour's translation of Richard Wagner's best-known work "The Ring of the Nibelung," the last two opera's in the cycle, "Siegfried" and "The Twilight of the Gods," are reproduced here with color plates by Arthur Rackham. "Siegfried," the third of the four operas, is primarily inspired by the story of the legendary hero Sigurd in Norse mythology. A man without fear, he attempts to learn it. This narrative is followed...

German composer, conductor, theatre director and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or "music dramas", as they were later called); unlike most other great opera composers, Wagner wrote both the scenario and libretto for his works.

Adapted from the diaries of Richard Wagner, Beethovens music soars in the background as a poor young composer named Richard Wagner struggles toward Vienna to meet the composer he idealizes.

“James M. Buchanan and Liberal Political Economy: A Rational Reconstruction” examines the contemporary meaning and significance of James M. Buchanan's body of work. The book uses Buchanan's past contributions to explore the present and future relevance of his scholarly contributions and insights. It seeks mainly to explain what insight for their work contemporary scholars might acquire by becoming familiar with some of Buchanan's formulations....