For over a century, Richard Wagner's music has been the subject of intense debate among philosophers, many of whom have attacked its ideological-some say racist and reactionary-underpinnings. In this major new work, Alain Badiou, radical philosopher and keen Wagner enthusiast, offers a detailed reading of the critical responses to the composer's work, which include Adorno's writings on the composer and Wagner's recuperation by Nazism as well as more recent readings by Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe and others. Slavoj A iA ek provides an afterword, and both philosophers make a passionate case for re-examining the relevance of Wagner to the contemporary world.
- ISBN10 1844674568
- ISBN13 9781844674565
- Publish Date 29 November 2010 (first published 17 October 2010)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 15 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Verso Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 224
- Language English