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2520264The Ring of Truthhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-ring-of-truth-9780241188569/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3329802/aefa055b-a202-4db4-9375-dba990c51af8.jpg?v=638865617127530000226257MXNPenguin Books LtdInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>The ideal interpreter of the Ring ... a fascinating and valuable study ... absorbing and convincing</strong> <strong>Sunday Times</strong></p><p>The Ring of the Nibelung is one of the greatest works of art created in modern times. Roger Scrutons brilliant and passionate exploration of the drama, music, symbolism and philosophy of Wagners masterpiece - with its themes of love, death, sacrifice and freedom - shows how, ultimately, it expresses the truth about the human condition.</p><p>Highly original and penetrating ... tremendous Tim Blanning, <em>Literary Review</em></p><p>A rich, historical account ... After reading this book, only the most unadventurous reader would turn down the chance to see Wagners masterpiece <em>Economist</em></p><p>A brilliant gallop through the masters religious, musical and philosophical contexts Sue Prideaux, <em>Spectator</em></p><p>Scruton is one of the finest philosopher-musicians since Schopenhauer Jonathan Gaisman, <em>Standpoint</em></p>...2456284The Ring of Truth226257https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-ring-of-truth-9780241188569/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3329802/aefa055b-a202-4db4-9375-dba990c51af8.jpg?v=638865617127530000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20169780241188569_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_<p>Richard Wagners <em>Ring of the Nibelung</em> is one of the greatest works of art created in modern times, and has fascinated both critics and devotees for over a century and a half. No recent study has examined the meaning of Wagners masterpiece with the attention to detail and intellectual power that Roger Scruton brings to it in this inspiring account. <em>The</em> <em>Ring of Truth</em> is an exploration of the drama, music, symbolism and philosophy of the Ring from a writer whose knowledge and understanding of the Western musical tradition are the equal of his capacities as a philosopher.</p><p>Scruton shows how, through musical connections and brilliant dramatic strokes, Wagner is able to express truths about the human condition which few other creative artists have been able to convey so convincingly. For Wagner, writes Scruton, the task of art is to show us freedom in its immediate, contingent, human form, reminding us of what it means to us. Even if we live in a world from which gods and heroes have disappeared we can, by imagining them, dramatize the deep truths of our condition and renew our faith in what we are.</p><p>Love, death, sacrifice and the liberation that we win through sacrifice - these are the great themes of the Ring, as they are of this book. Scrutons passionate and moving interpretation allows us to understand more fully than ever how Wagner conveys his ideas about who we are, and why the Ring continues to be such a hypnotically absorbing work.</p>(*_*)9780241188569_<p><strong>The ideal interpreter of the Ring ... a fascinating and valuable study ... absorbing and convincing</strong> <strong>Sunday Times</strong></p><p>The Ring of the Nibelung is one of the greatest works of art created in modern times. Roger Scrutons brilliant and passionate exploration of the drama, music, symbolism and philosophy of Wagners masterpiece - with its themes of love, death, sacrifice and freedom - shows how, ultimately, it expresses the truth about the human condition.</p><p>Highly original and penetrating ... tremendous Tim Blanning, <em>Literary Review</em></p><p>A rich, historical account ... After reading this book, only the most unadventurous reader would turn down the chance to see Wagners masterpiece <em>Economist</em></p><p>A brilliant gallop through the masters religious, musical and philosophical contexts Sue Prideaux, <em>Spectator</em></p><p>Scruton is one of the finest philosopher-musicians since Schopenhauer Jonathan Gaisman, <em>Standpoint</em></p>...9780241188569_Penguin Books Ltdlibro_electonico_3d0f1a5e-db6f-3c5e-b7fb-85fbb58c4133_9780241188569;9780241188569_9780241188569Roger ScrutonInglésMéxico2016-06-09T00:00:00+00:00Penguin Books Ltd