| Edition |
New rev. ed. |
| Description |
xx, 331 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 20 cm |
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| Note |
Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 1982. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The Northern Apollo reborn -- The captive years -- From cage to throne -- The coming of a friend -- The second Lola -- A triumph, an idyll and a parting -- Germany in turmoil -- Sophie -- Lilla... and others -- Wagnerian strains -- A crucial decade: 1866-76 -- Fantasies in stone -- Dreams of El Dorado -- Ludwig II and the theatre -- Forbidden longings -- Farewell to Wagner -- The twilight years -- The trap closes -- Prophecies fulfilled -- Epilogue: the cult of the Swan King. |
| ISBN |
9781848858473 (pbk.) |
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1848858477 (pbk.) |
| Subjects (People) |
Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, 1845-1886.
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| Subjects (Places) |
Bavaria (Germany) -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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Bavaria (Germany) -- History -- 1777-1918.
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| OCLC no. |
782998115 |
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