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Perfect Wagnerite

The Perfect Wagnerite: A Commentary on the Niblung's Ring (originally published London, 1898) is a philosophical commentary on Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, by the Irish writer George Bernard Shaw. Shaw offered it to those enthusiastic admirers of Wagner who "were unable to follow his ideas, and do not in the least understand the dilemma of Wotan." He interprets the Ring in Marxian terms as an allegory of the collapse of capitalism from its internal contradictions. Musicologically, his interpretation is noteworthy for its perception of the change in aesthetic direction beginning with the final scene of Siegfried, in which he claimed that the cycle turns from Musikdrama back towards opera. (Introduction by Wikipedia)

Year of Publication: 1898Genres: Music,*Non-fiction

Running Time: 4 hours 46 minutes 28 seconds(11 chapters)

Language: EnglishRead by: Bob Neufeld

#	Chapter Name
	Prefaces/Preliminary Encouragements Bob Neufeld	24:24
	The Ring of the Niblungs/The Rhine Gold Bob Neufeld	41:35
	Wagner as Revolutionist Bob Neufeld	14:34
	The Valkyries Bob Neufeld	21:42
	Siegfried Bob Neufeld	27:06
	Back To Opera Again - Siegfried Concluded Bob Neufeld	34:55
	Night Falls On The Gods Bob Neufeld	27:28
	Forgotten Ere Finished/Why He Changed His Mind Bob Neufeld	24:11
	Wagner's Own Explanation/The Pessimist As Amorist Bob Neufeld	17:17
	The Music of The Ring Bob Neufeld	39:36
	Bayreuth/Wagnerian Singers Bob Neufeld	13:40