Chapter II: Part I: The Life of Wagner

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I--THE BOYHOOD OF A GENIUS 1

II--THE FIRST OPERAS 14

III--KÖNIGSBERG AND RIGA 27

IV--"THE END OF A MUSICIAN IN PARIS" 38

V--BEGINNING OF FAME AND HOSTILITY 50

VI--"LOHENGRIN" and "DIE MEISTERSINGER" 64

VII--"ART AND REVOLUTION" 73

VIII--PREACHING WHAT HE PRACTISED 85

IX--A STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND 96

X--A SECOND END IN PARIS 105

XI--A MONARCH TO THE RESCUE 117

XII--SOME IDEALS REALISED 127

XIII--FINIS CORONAT OPUS 136

XIV--THE LAST DRAMA 146

XV--THE CHARACTER OF THE MAN 154

PART II--THE ARTISTIC AIMS OF WAGNER

I--THE LYRIC DRAMA AS HE FOUND IT 167

II--THE REFORMS OF WAGNER 178

III--THE MUSICAL SYSTEM 189

IV--THE SYSTEM AS COMPLETED 200