An absolutely masterly work Stephen Fry Alex Ross, renowned author of the international bestseller The Rest Is Noise, reveals how Richard Wagner became the proving ground for modern art and politics-an aesthetic war zone where the Western world wrestled with its capacity for beauty and violence.Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersAuthor(s): Alex RossIllustration(s): 100 b/w illus, IndexNumber of pages: 784Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 153 x 233 x 51Cover type: Paperback / softback