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Wagner was also a prolific writer. poet, dramatist, dramatic poet, and orator, and was keenly interested in philosophy and mythology. His preferred philosopher was [[Arthur Schopenhauer]], and he shared a stormy acquaintanceship with [[Friedrich Nietzsche]] (30 years his junior) as well. Most of his mature operas take their stories and symbology from old German and [[Norse]] myths.
Wagner was also a prolific writer. poet, dramatist, dramatic poet, and orator, and was keenly interested in philosophy and mythology. His preferred philosopher was [[Arthur Schopenhauer]], and he shared a stormy acquaintanceship with [[Friedrich Nietzsche]] (30 years his junior) as well. Most of his mature operas take their stories and symbology from old German and [[Norse]] myths.
Wagner's posthumous legacy has long been complicated by [[Hitler]]'s association with Wagner's family, [[Hitler]] being a big fan.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/jun/21/classicalmusicandopera-bayreuth-wagner-hitler-nazis "Wagner's heir vows to lay bare her family's Nazi history"]</ref> Wagner, who thought himself to be Jewish, held rabidly [[anti-semitism|anti-semitic]] views. But the question of how great an influence his ideas were on the Nazis, and how much of this can be blamed on Wagner, has remained a controversial one in Wagner studies.
Wagner's posthumous legacy has long been complicated by [[Hitler]]'s association with Wagner's family, [[Hitler]] being a big fan.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/jun/21/classicalmusicandopera-bayreuth-wagner-hitler-nazis "Wagner's heir vows to lay bare her family's Nazi history"]</ref> Wagner, who thought himself to be Jewish, held rabidly [[anti-semitism|anti-semitic]] views. But the question of how great an influence his views were on the Nazis, and how much of this can be blamed on Wagner, has remained a controversial one in Wagner studies.
Modern symphony orchestras are the invention of Wagner, as the art of conducting is, also. Modern film scores attempt to imitate Wagner's orchestral style.
Modern symphony orchestras are the invention of Wagner, as the art of conducting is, also. Modern film scores attempt to imitate Wagner's orchestral style.