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Wagner's "Ring": Turning the Sky Around, An Introduction to The Ring of the Nibelung (Paperback)

by M.Owen Lee (Author)
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  • Paperback: 122 pages
  • Publisher: Limelight Editions; New Ed edition (11 Nov 1994)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0879101865
  • ISBN-13: 978-0879101862
  • Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.7 x 1.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 99,691 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"...one can learn a great deal about the... stories, what underlies them, and the history of the times surrounding the composition..." -- Opera News.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A good introduction to Wagner's Ring, 17 Mar 2000
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Father Owen Lee provides a concise guide to what is certainly the longest and perhaps most spectacular work of performing arts produced in the western world. There can be no analysis of Wagner's 'Ring of the Nibelung' which can fully comprehend every aspect of the work. Each of us must see it from our own viewpoint - a viewpoint which must be coloured by our individual upbringing, culture and life experience. And Owen Lee is no different.

He guides us through the Ring from a perspective of intuitive myth - the Ring is not the social and political metaphor that Wagner first envisaged in 1848. It is now something much more - an explanation of "pyschological and metaphysical reality. It was asking: who am I? where did I come from? what is the meaning of life? what is the world?"

Lee comes to the Ring in an easy-to-read way but doesn't sacrifice concepts and quality by being simplistic. The text is derived from his intermission talks that formed part of radio broadcasts of the Ring from the Metropolitan Opera. The actual text is just under 100 pages but he provides a short bibliography and discography in which he freely points up his own favourites and preferences.

As a short but thoughtful introduction to the Ring you won't find much better. But listen to the operas in conjunction with your reading. In that way the real merits of this little book shine through.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Succinct and Penetrable, 24 Oct 2006
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As an introduction to one of the longest pieces of art ever formulated, Father Lee's book is very good. At 100 pages, he provides brief synopses of each of the four operas followed by succinct, insightful exploration of some of the basic mythical and psychological themes and symbols conjured up by Wagner. Without getting carried away with language associated with the study of psychology and symbolism, which is impenetrable to novices such as myself, he delivers an easily accesible understanding of how the cyle of operas may be interpreted. This book has greatly enhanced my understanding and enjoyment of the Ring.
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun to read and very informative, 18 April 2007
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If you've seen the Ring cycle (live or on DVD/TV) and enjoyed it, you will find this book a good companion for some historical and context insight.
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