The Swan King
Ludwig II of Bavaria
1st Edition
Published on 26. July 2012
352 pages
978-0-85773-257-6 (ISBN)
Description
"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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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
21bw in 8pp plates
ISBN-13
978-0-85773-257-6 (9780857732576)
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Book
07/2012
I.B. Tauris
€38.59
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Person
Christopher McIntosh was born in England in 1943 and grew up in Edinburgh. He studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford University and German at London University. Later, he returned to Oxford to take a doctorate in History. As a writer, he has specialized in the history of ideas, central European history and the Western esoteric tradition. In addition The Swan King, he has written two books on the Rosicrucians, a biography of the French occultist Elphias Levi and his most recent work, Gardens of the Gods, is to be published by I.B.Tauris in 2003.
Content
Preface
The Northern Apollo Reborn
The Captive Years
From Cage to Throne
The Coming of the Friend
The Second Lola
A Triumph, an Idyll and a Parting
Germany in Turmoil
Sophie
Lilla...and Others
Wagnerian Strains
A Crucial Decade 1866-1876
Fantasies in Stone
Dreams of El Dorado
Ludwig II and the Theatre
Forbidden Longings
Farewell to Wagner
The Twilight Years
The Trap Closes
Prophecies Fulfilled
Epilogue: The Cult of the Swan King
The Northern Apollo Reborn
The Captive Years
From Cage to Throne
The Coming of the Friend
The Second Lola
A Triumph, an Idyll and a Parting
Germany in Turmoil
Sophie
Lilla...and Others
Wagnerian Strains
A Crucial Decade 1866-1876
Fantasies in Stone
Dreams of El Dorado
Ludwig II and the Theatre
Forbidden Longings
Farewell to Wagner
The Twilight Years
The Trap Closes
Prophecies Fulfilled
Epilogue: The Cult of the Swan King
