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Radio 3,24 May 2013,15 mins

SeriesWagner's Philosophers

Wagner and Adorno

The Essay

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Wagner and Adorno Professor John Deathridge explores the posthumous reputation of Wagner in the 20th Century as seen through the lens of the philosopher Theodor Adorno who had pertinent things to say about Wagner's appropriation by the fascists, his infamous anti-semitism, and the related issues of German culture post-World War 2, the culture industry and mass culture in general.

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