Cosima Wagner : the Lady of Bayreuth
Hilmes, Oliver2010
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This text paints a revealing picture of Cosima Wagner, the illegitimate daughter of Franz Liszt, wife of the conductor Hans von Bulow, then mistress and subsequently wife of Richard Wagner. It explores the achievements of this remarkable and obsessive woman while illuminating a still-hidden chapter of European cultural history.
Main title:
Cosima Wagner : the Lady of Bayreuth / Oliver Hilmes ; translated by Stewart Spencer.
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Imprint:
New Haven, [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, 2010.
Collation:
xviii, 366 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Ill. on lining papers.Includes bibliographical references and index.Translated from the German.
ISBN:
9780300152159 (hbk)
Language:
EnglishGerman
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BRN:
906838
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