Roger Scruton is a writer and philosopher who has held positions at the universities of London, Oxford, Boston, and St. Andrews and who has written widely on art, architecture, music, and aesthetics. His books include his now classic Short History of Modern Philosophy (1981), The Aesthetics of Music (1997), Death-Devoted Heart: Sex and the Sacred in Wagner's Tristan and Isolde (2004), and Fools, Frauds and Firebrands (1985, republished 2015). He is a fellow of the British Academy and the Royal Society of Literature.
Definitive . . . Scruton's presentation is grounded throughout in a
deep understanding of the culture of Wagner's era . . . the writing
is clear and persuasive . . . Highly recommended without
reservation to the cognoscenti, who will profit enormously from
this impressive scholarship.
[Scruton] lays out his argument in a clear, coherent, and readable
manner. . . . An admirable, welcome effort to illuminate one of the
most significant artistic achievements of the modern age.
After reading this book, only the most unadventurous reader would
turn down the chance to see Wagner's masterpiece.
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