Wagner at Home

Wagner at Home

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS RICHARD WAGNER (frontispiece) MADAME COSIMA WAGNER CORNER OF JUDITH GAUTIER'S SALON JUDITH GAUTIER IN BRITTANY WAGNER'S THEATRE AT BAYREUTH JUDITH GAUTIER IN HER GARDEN AT ST EUOGAT PART OF SCORE OF THE FIRST ACT IN "PARSIFAL" PART OF SCORE OF THE SECOND ACT IN "PARSIFAL" PART OF SCORE OF THE LAST ACT IN "PARSIFAL" The train moved slowly, as becomes a well-conducted Swiss train that winds through beautiful country, and has no intention of blurring the views by undue haste. At each station there was a long stop, a slow renewal of leisurely motion. To our little company of impatient French people within the compartment this slow progress was very trying. A feverish excitement possessed us; we could not sit still; from time to time we thrust our heads between the curtains to gaze in advance of the train. Villiers de l'Isle-Adam was one of us and most enthusiastic of all, his emotion continually bubbling over into spasmodic laughter and disjointed phrases. What this wonderful genius meant to us it would have been difficult to make clear to those who were not of us, at that time when only a little group of disciples stood by the Master upholding him against the jeers of the masses who failed to comprehend him. Even to-day, when the triumph of the cause we supported has surpassed our hopes, it is not easy to explain our exaltation. We had the fanaticism of priests and martyrseven to the slaying of our adversaries! It would, in fact, have been impossible to convince us that we should not be entirely justified in annihilating all those scoffersblind to the new radiance which was so clear to us. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 47080
Author: Gautier, Judith
Release Date: Oct 9, 2014
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Translator: Massie, Effie Dunreith