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245 10 a| Cosima Wagner :b| the lady of Bayreuth /c| Oliver Hilmes ; translated by Stewart Spencer.;

260 a| New Haven :b| Yale University Press,c| 2010.;

300 a| xviii, 366 pages, 16 pages of plates :b| illustrations, portraits ;c| 25 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-354) and index.;

546 a| Translated from the German.;

505 0 a| A childhood without parents (1837-55). Années de Pèlerinage ; The joys of love ; The sorrows of love ; Years of happiness ; The princess ; Brainwashing ; Changes -- A marriage of convenience (1855-64). From bad to worse? ; Self-deception ; A journey into the future ; Coffee mornings in Berlin ; Storm clouds ; On the run ; Redemption ; Last-minute panic -- Wagner (1864-83). Tristan and Isolde ; Power and influence ; Intrigues in Munich ; Involuntary exile ; Decisions ; Guilt and atonement ; Human, all too human ; The early Reich ; Daily life in Wahnfried ; First night ; An uncertain future ; Mephisto waltz ; Death in Venice -- The first lady of Bayreuth (1883-1900). Trials and tribulations ; Friends and assistants ; Light and shade ; Crocodile tears ; A change of direction ; The year of the three kaisers ; The Bayreuth circle ; Family planning ; Oedipus Rex? ; La grande dame ; Gone to the dogs -- A new era (1900-14). Parsifal mania ; Iconoclasm ; Regime change ; Rabble ; Escalation ; Dusk falls on the royalties ; Tutte le corde -- The long end (1914-30). World conflagration ; Life during the First World War ; An Austrian in Bayreuth ; A living monument ; Finale lamentoso.;

520 a| This book paints a revealing picture of the extraordinary Cosima Wagner--illegitimate daughter of Franz Liszt, wife of the conductor Hans von Bülow, then mistress and subsequently wife of Richard Wagner. After Wagner's death in 1883 Cosima played a crucial role in the promulgation and politicization of his works, assuming control of the Bayreuth Festival and transforming it into a shrine to German nationalism. The High Priestess of the Wagnerian cult, Cosima lived on for almost fifty years, crafting the image of Richard Wagner through her organizational ability and ideological tenacity. The first book to make use of the available documentation at Bayreuth, this biography explores the achievements of this remarkable and obsessive woman while illuminating a still-hidden chapter of European cultural history.;

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600 10 a| Wagner, Richard,d| 1813-1883.=| ^A19624;

600 30 a| Wagner family.=| ^A33945;

611 20 a| Bayreuther Festspiele.=| ^A33946;

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Cosima Wagner : the lady of Bayreuth / Oliver Hilmes ; translated by Stewart Spencer.

Author/creator	Hilmes, Oliver
Format	Book
Publication Info	New Haven : Yale University Press, 2010.
Description	xviii, 366 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Subjects	Wagner, Cosima, 1837-1930. Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Wagner family. Opera producers and directors--Germany. --Bayreuth. --Biography.

Uniform title	Herrin des Hugels. English
Contents	A childhood without parents (1837-55). Années de Pèlerinage ; The joys of love ; The sorrows of love ; Years of happiness ; The princess ; Brainwashing ; Changes -- A marriage of convenience (1855-64). From bad to worse? ; Self-deception ; A journey into the future ; Coffee mornings in Berlin ; Storm clouds ; On the run ; Redemption ; Last-minute panic -- Wagner (1864-83). Tristan and Isolde ; Power and influence ; Intrigues in Munich ; Involuntary exile ; Decisions ; Guilt and atonement ; Human, all too human ; The early Reich ; Daily life in Wahnfried ; First night ; An uncertain future ; Mephisto waltz ; Death in Venice -- The first lady of Bayreuth (1883-1900). Trials and tribulations ; Friends and assistants ; Light and shade ; Crocodile tears ; A change of direction ; The year of the three kaisers ; The Bayreuth circle ; Family planning ; Oedipus Rex? ; La grande dame ; Gone to the dogs -- A new era (1900-14). Parsifal mania ; Iconoclasm ; Regime change ; Rabble ; Escalation ; Dusk falls on the royalties ; Tutte le corde -- The long end (1914-30). World conflagration ; Life during the First World War ; An Austrian in Bayreuth ; A living monument ; Finale lamentoso.
Abstract	This book paints a revealing picture of the extraordinary Cosima Wagner--illegitimate daughter of Franz Liszt, wife of the conductor Hans von Bülow, then mistress and subsequently wife of Richard Wagner. After Wagner's death in 1883 Cosima played a crucial role in the promulgation and politicization of his works, assuming control of the Bayreuth Festival and transforming it into a shrine to German nationalism. The High Priestess of the Wagnerian cult, Cosima lived on for almost fifty years, crafting the image of Richard Wagner through her organizational ability and ideological tenacity. The first book to make use of the available documentation at Bayreuth, this biography explores the achievements of this remarkable and obsessive woman while illuminating a still-hidden chapter of European cultural history.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-354) and index.
Language	Translated from the German.
LCCN	2009038775
ISBN	9780300152159 (cl : alk. paper)
ISBN	0300152159

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