Wagner, Richard

Neil O'Sullivan

Wagner, Richard

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The composer Richard Wagner (1813–83) was a lifelong reader of Greek literature, especially drama, and regarded Aristophanes as ‘the greatest Greek genius’. His early theoretical works show the influence of Frogs, and he once wrote a short comic libretto in which the Aristophanic inspiration was explicit. The influence of the comedian has also been detected in some of Wagner’s major operas, especially Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Encyclopedia of Greek Comedy
Editors	Alan H. Sommerstein
Publisher	John Wiley & Sons
Pages	1005
Number of pages	1
ISBN (Print)	9781118605042
Publication status	Published - 2019

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