Richard Wagner, the Man and His Work (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Richard Wagner, the Man and His Work (Classic Reprint) written by Oliver Huckel and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Richard Wagner, the Man and His Work Professor William Lyon Phelps of Yale has recently written: "The book that I have most enjoyed reading in 1913 is Richard Wagner's autobiography, - 'The Story of My Life.' I have enjoyed reading it, because it shows what tremendous difficulties Wagner encountered, what suffering he had to pass through, and yet how in the end genius overcame everything. It is also an inspiring work to read because it shows how a man can remain true to an ideal, and can actually prefer Failure in the pursuit of the ideal to success accompanied with compromise." Now this "Story of My Life" is the book of all others that I would advise those to read who would know Wagner thoroughly, the authorized translation of which is published in America by Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, 1911. This is a wonderful book in the intimacy and frankness of its revelations. It is fascinating reading. It shows a great soul with many weaknesses and failing: s, but it reveals also what an intellectual vigor and a steadfast purpose can accomplish in this world. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.