"The Swan King" is the biography of one of the most enigmatic figures of the 19th century, described by Verlaine as 'the only true king of his century'. A man of wildly eccentric temperament and touched by a rare, imaginative genius, Ludwig II of Bavaria is remembered both for his patronage of Richard Wagner and for the fabulous palaces which he created as part of a dream-world to escape the responsibilities of state. In realization of his fantasies, he created a ferment of creativity among artists and craftsmen, while his ...
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"The Swan King" is the biography of one of the most enigmatic figures of the 19th century, described by Verlaine as 'the only true king of his century'. A man of wildly eccentric temperament and touched by a rare, imaginative genius, Ludwig II of Bavaria is remembered both for his patronage of Richard Wagner and for the fabulous palaces which he created as part of a dream-world to escape the responsibilities of state. In realization of his fantasies, he created a ferment of creativity among artists and craftsmen, while his neglect of Bavaria's political interests made powerful enemies among those critical of his self-indulgence and excesses. At the age of 40, declared insane in a plot to depose him, Ludwig died in mysterious circumstances.
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Fine. No Jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7? "-9? " tall; Robin Clark Ltd, London, 1986. Trade Paperback in Fine Condition. Bright yellow clean wraps with photograph of a Portrait of Ludwig II by Gemalde von Ferdinand 1865. Internals as new. The Mad KIng of Bavaria, Ludwig II, was a man of "--wildly eccentric temperament, touched by a rare imaginative genius--". To help him escape his responsibilities of state, he became a patron of Wagner and built fabulous palaces. He died at age 42, declared insane in a plot to depose him, in mysterious circumstances. This biography throws new light on some puzzling aspects of his life and death. 218 pages. 8" x 5". 1986, Robin Clark Ltd, London, UK.
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THE BOOK, WHICH I AM READING RIGHT NOW, IN MY OPINION, IS FASCINATING. BUT I HAVE TO CONFIRM THAT I AM ADMIRERER OF KING LUDWIG AND HIS LEGACY. A READING PLEASURE FOR MY ACCOUNT IS MOSTLY OSCURED BY A THINY CHARACTERS OF THE BOOK.
