Wagner's Hitler (The prophet and his disciple)
Editorial POLITY PRESS
Espanya peninsular
- Editorial POLITY PRESS
- ISBN13 9780745627106
- ISBN10 0745627102
- Tipus LLIBRE
- Pàgines 378
- Any Edició 2001
- Encuadernació Rústica
Wagner's Hitler (The prophet and his disciple)
Editorial POLITY PRESS
Espanya peninsular
Detalls del llibre
Kohler traces the legacy of the German romantic tradition and the irrational, egocentric, nationalistic and intolerantly utopian features which were shared by Wagner and Hitler. He explores how Hitler discovered characters he could identify with in Wagner's work, as well as concepts he could apply to his political career, up to the point when Wagner's anti-Semitic tracts were turned into violent reality by the politician he had inspired. In a compelling study, Kohler traces Wagner's influence on Hitler from the young Austrian scraping together the price of an opera ticket, to the dictator enacting his megalomaniac Wagnerian visions of a Germany that would rule the world. He also shows how Wagner's family in Bayreuth supported Hitler from the beginning of his political career, and aided his introduction into highly influential circles.