Winifred Wagner : a life at the heart of Hitler's Bayreuth / Brigitte Hamann ; translated from the German by Alan Bance.
| Author/creator | Hamann, Brigitte |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First U.S. edition. |
| Publication Info | Orlando : Harcourt, [2006] ©2005. |
| Description | ix, 582 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Winifred Wagner. English |
| Contents | 1. An orphan from Sussex (1897-1915) -- 2. The newly-weds (1915-22) -- 3. Hitler in Bayreuth (1923-4) -- 4. American journey (1924) -- 5. The festival under the swastika (1924-7) -- 6. The older generation gives way (1927-30) -- 7. Winifred, the new boss of Bayreuth (1930-3) -- 8. Hitler in power (1933) -- 9. Confusion around Parsifal (1934-5) -- 10. Lohengrin and the 'Thousand-year Reich' (1936-8) -- 11. Towards war (1938-9) -- 12. Wartimes festivals (1940-2) -- 13. The long ending (1943-5) -- 14. De-nazification (1945-9) -- 15. Superannuation -- 16. At the end, a film. |
| Abstract | Documents the life of Richard Wagner's daughter-in-law, describing her friendship with Hitler, her decision to make Bayreuth the summer gathering place for the Nazi elite in the 1930s, and her efforts to aid Jewish acquaintances and artists. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-555) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006011372 |
| ISBN | 015101308X |
| ISBN | 9780151013081 |