TY - BOOK AU - Whittall,Arnold AU - Wintle,Christopher TI - The Wagner style: close readings and critical perspectives T2 - Defining opera SN - 9780993198311 (pbk.) : U1 - 780.9'2 23 PY - 2015/// CY - London PB - Plumbago KW - Wagner, Richard, N1 - Specialized N2 - Published to celebrate Arnold Whittall's 80th birthday with a collection of his key writings on Richard Wagner, the first ten chapters deal with the three Romantic operas, the four parts of The Ring and the three remaining music dramas. Their aim is to illuminate those aspects of Wagner's style that are both personal and important for his successors ER -