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Richard Wagner
September 11, 2020
Magazine
Adam Kirsch
The Problem With Redemption for Wagner
Willa Cather, Thomas Mann, and WEB Du Bois all drew on his work. Hitler was his most fateful disciple. Has the composer’s legacy been misunderstood?
August 7, 2009
Adam Kirsch
A Nation of Commentators
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