tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644303382014544455.post2392417186980947630..comments2024-02-04T21:58:38.695-08:00Comments on Wagner Tripping: Wagner's Anti-Semitism, part 2: Historical Perspectiveramcduffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12575821484262062128noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644303382014544455.post-50096937195282781452013-12-03T21:21:34.837-08:002013-12-03T21:21:34.837-08:00Sorry that I failed to footnote that quote! It co...Sorry that I failed to footnote that quote! It comes from Tanner's "Pocket Guide" to Wagner that was published in 2010 on page 239. If you are a fan of Tanner—as I am—it is worth picking up. He has a short biography, then chapters on each opera, then an essay on "Wagner, Jews and the Nazis", followed by an interesting annotated bibliography.ramcduffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12575821484262062128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644303382014544455.post-2024194215059048172013-12-03T16:48:55.075-08:002013-12-03T16:48:55.075-08:00I'm wondering where you found Michael Tanner&#...I'm wondering where you found Michael Tanner's quote in reference to The Cambridge Guide to Wagner. An excellent observation. I remember upon reading it I had the distinct impression that May was almost putting on a show, trying to prove how socially conscious he was by devoting a ton of space to Wagners antisemitism. And yet, after critisizing writers like Magee and Tanner for being too SilenceIsGoldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05959932896231370218noreply@blogger.com