Richard Wagner and the Modern British NovelExamines the profound influence Richard Wagner had on modern British fiction and such authors and artists as Shaw, Ford Madox Ford, Oscar Wilde, Aubrey Beardsley, and Jessie Weston. |
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The Magic Suggestiveness of Music Richard Wagner and Joseph Conrad | 23 |
Situational Myths Richard Wagner and D H Lawrence | 56 |
Rhythm through Leitmotifs Richard Wagner and E M Forster | 86 |
Mythic Characterization Richard Wagner and Virginia Woolf | 105 |
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