The full story of the man his music and his legacy By: muller and wapnewski The "Wagner Handbook" aims to provide a comprehensive guide to understanding Wagner's music, his artistic development, and the impact of his ideas - in his own time and in succeeding generations. From a chronological overview of Wagner's operas, to concise and insightful chapters on each important aspect of his music - this volume offers information that should satisfy Wagner fans and seasoned opera buffs. Central pieces include an account of Wagner's place in music history by Carl Dahlhaus; Werner Breig's treatment of individual musical works; Peter Wapnewski's discussion of Wagner's operatic works as literature; Isolde Vetter's chapter on Wagner in the history of psychology; Jens Malte Fischer and Oswald Bauer on performance questions over the years. Pieces on other topics - the individuals who most powerfully influenced the composer and those he influenced, his impact on music history, and political exploitation of his ideas - are drawn, rounding out this compendium