The Fade Out: Metaphysics and Dialectics in Wagner

Eugene A Clayton Jr

Abstract


This article is a critique of the failure of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen. It considers this as a metaphysical problem rather than an aesthetic or formal one. The article, considering Wagner’s inheritance from Haydn, claims him as the first composer of the culture industry. This will lead the author to conclusions regarding a gendered Das Unheimlich, the distinction between technology and technique, and the philosophy of aesthetics.

Keywords


Wagner; Adorno; Zizek

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