The Swan King

The Swan King
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Academic
Total Pages : 352
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ISBN-10 : 1350143413
ISBN-13 : 9781350143418
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Book Synopsis The Swan King by : Christopher McIntosh

Download or read book The Swan King written by Christopher McIntosh and published by Bloomsbury Academic. This book was released on 2019-11-06 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Swan King" is the biography of one of the most enigmatic figures of the 19th century, described by Verlaine as 'the only true king of his century'. A man of wildly eccentric temperament and touched by a rare, imaginative genius, Ludwig II of Bavaria is remembered both for his patronage of Richard Wagner and for the fabulous palaces which he created as part of a dream-world to escape the responsibilities of state. In realization of his fantasies, he created a ferment of creativity among artists and craftsmen, while his neglect of Bavaria's political interests made powerful enemies among those critical of his self-indulgence and excesses. At the age of 40, declared insane in a plot to depose him, Ludwig died in mysterious circumstances.


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