With its pessimistic vision and bleak message of world-denial, it has often been difficult to know how to engage with Schopenhauer's philosophy. Schopenhauer's arguments have seemed flawed and his doctrines marred by inconsistencies; his very pessimism almost too flamboyant to b…
This book offers a new way of approaching Schopenhauer by investigating the links between his philosophical practice and his aesthetics.
Annotation
Chafe argues that Wagner's 'Tristan und Isolde' is a musical & dramatic exposition of metaphysical ideas inspired by Schopenhauer. This book is a critical account of 'Tristan', in which the drama is shown to develop through the music.
