An absorbing account of the bizarre and fluctuating relationship between the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, the composer Richard Wagner, and Wagner's wife, Cosima. First published in German in 1996, this book brings the details of this turbulent triangle vividly to life, showing how their traumatized childhoods bound Nietzsche and Cosima in submission to the demonic, aging Wagner. 14 illustrations.
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An absorbing account of the bizarre and fluctuating relationship between the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, the composer Richard Wagner, and Wagner's wife, Cosima. First published in German in 1996, this book brings the details of this turbulent triangle vividly to life, showing how their traumatized childhoods bound Nietzsche and Cosima in submission to the demonic, aging Wagner. 14 illustrations.
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