THE RING OF TRUTH

Richard Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung is one of the greatest works of art created in modern times, and has fascinated both critics a nd devotees for over a century and a half. No recent study has examined the meaning of Wagner's masterpiece with the attention to de tail and intellectual power that Roger Scruton brings to it in this inspiring account. The Ring of Truth is an exploration of the dr ama, music, symbolism and philosophy of the Ring from a writer whose knowledge and understanding of the Western musical tradition ar e the eq...[Llegir més]