Lot no. 241
WAGNER Richard. Art et politique. Brussels, Imprimerie J. Sannes, 1868; in-8, 73 pp. bradel percaline, title-piece, cover (Carayon). First French edition. Translation of Deutsch Kunst und Deutsche Politik published the same year in Leipzig. In it, Wagner proclaimed the supremacy of German art in both music and literature. French literature was harshly criticised for being subsidised by princes, superficial and lacking in depth.
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