The Diary of Richard Wagner 1865-1882: The Brown Book (Hardcover)

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Text: English, German (translation)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 221 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1ST edition (June 30, 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521233119
• ISBN-13: 978-0521233118
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,248,796 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars The Brown Book, February 21, 2006

By	jerry i h (Berkeley, CA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

Those who are familiar with the writings and biographies of the Wagner clan will be overjoyed with this book.

During Wagner's life, he wrote in a personal diary, usually referred to as Das Braune Buche, or The Brown Book. This is an English translation of that rather legendary document. It's publication was held back by the Wagner clan for several decades after the death of Richard Wagner. It was finally published and then translated into English in 1980, and this is that book.

Many people thought that they would never be able to read The Brown Book, but here it is, and those people ought to be celebrating at being able to read Wagner's personal diary, rather than his official and carefully polished autobiography. On the other hand, little in this book is really that interesting. Think of it as a supplementary text for those people who have already read a significant amount of Wagner biographical books.