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==Select Bibliography==

==Select Bibliography==

===Biographical===

===Biographical===

*Newman, Ernest 1933, ''The Life of Richard Wagner'', 4 vols. (Still the most authoritative English work)

*Newman, Ernest. ''The Life of Richard Wagner'', 4 vols. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1933, 1976. (Still the most authoritative English work)

*Westernhagen, Curt von, translated by Mary Whittall 1978, ''Wagner: a biography'', 2 vols. (Though its credibility is often questioned because of Westernhagen's Nazi associations, this biography nonetheless is invaluable for understanding Wagner's relationship to German musical tradition.)

*Westernhagen, Curt von, translated by Mary Whittall. ''Wagner: a Biography'', 2 vols. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1978. (Though its credibility on issues relating to Wagner's anti-semitism is reightly in question because of Westernhagen's Nazi associations, this biography nonetheless is invaluable for understanding Wagner's relationship to the German musical tradition.)

*Wagner, Richard, translated by Andrew Gray 1992, ''My Life'' (''Mein Leben''). (Wagner's autbiography written in 1865, naturally biased but very interesting.)

*Wagner, Richard, translated by Andrew Gray. ''My Life'' (''Mein Leben''). New York: Da Capo, 1992.(Wagner's autbiography written in 1865, naturally biased but very interesting.)

 

===Wagner's Philosophy===

===Wagner's Philosophy===

*Magee, Bryan 2001, The Tristan Chord: Wagner and Philosophy, Metropolitan Books.

*Magee, Bryan 2001, The Tristan Chord: Wagner and Philosophy, Metropolitan Books.