Re: Wagner and the Greeks

Charles Zigmund wrote:

> Derrick Everett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> ...We should keep in mind that Wagner selected elements that suited his
>> purposes from contemporary interpretations of the Eddas and discarded
>> others that did not suit his purposes.  In the case of the Norns, Wagner
>> was more influenced by the Greek fates (Gk. Moirai) than by any Nordic
>> tradition; in particular it should be noted that there is no reference
>> there to the Norns weaving a rope of fate.  Like other important aspects
>> of Wagner's "mythology", this one was taken from Greek, not Nordic,
>> sources...
> 
> This is interesting. Would you be good enough to note some other
> instances of Wagner's use of Greek mythology as a source? Perhaps not
> a complete survey, this would be asking too much, but some important
> examples.

It seems to me that Wagner (at least in the Ring) was thoroughly steeped in
Greek tragedy (albeit with the Schopenhauer influence, which came later). 
Is not this what attracted Nietzsche to him so forcefully? 

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