27 December 2007

Circular reasoning

"As implied by the title, this collection probes deeply into Wagner's vast Ring.... Among the highlights is the revealing chapter on the many characters than Wagner has managed to cram into his Ring. Also covered are the brass instruments that Wagner designed specifically for use within his Ring."

The infelicitous title of this musiciological study has led to a veritable festival of punning reviews over at amazon.com.

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10 Comments:

Anonymous Alex said...

AH!AH!AH! Made my day, La Cieca!

December 27, 2007 12:18 PM  
Blogger NYCOQ said...

Okay thye reviews are funny, but is the book any good? With a title like that the author was just asking for it.

December 27, 2007 5:08 PM  
Blogger Andy said...

I have this book and yes, I've always thought it was a bizarre title.

It's an anthology of useful articles relating to different aspects of "The Ring," including Wagner's theories on art and drama, psychological analyses, the Nazi issue, and the Ring in performance, from a wide variety of experts ranging from Shaw and Donington to Georg Solti. A useful resources for Wagnerphiles.

December 27, 2007 8:26 PM  
Blogger Andy said...

Sorry, *a useful resource*. Ugh.

December 27, 2007 8:27 PM  
Blogger Sanford said...

I'm pretty sure that this was Joey Stefano's next movie after "The Pizza Boy-He Delivers" and that Stefano played Wagner.

December 27, 2007 8:42 PM  
Anonymous callassissimo said...

gosh i am BLUSHING....

December 28, 2007 11:31 AM  
Blogger dnitzer said...

I don't think anybody can top that.

So to speak...

December 28, 2007 1:05 PM  
Blogger Daniel said...

I'm not touching it...
also, so to speak

December 29, 2007 1:53 AM  
Anonymous Steven said...

Looks like a thick book, will probably take some time to get to the bottom of it.

December 30, 2007 6:34 AM  
Blogger Sanford said...

I'm shocked that we eneded this discussion without really getting inside the topic. I thought that the thrust of this topic was insightful. I ampersonally pushing for more intercourse on this. Now, could someone please pass the cream for my coffee? I do hope it's not clotted.

January 06, 2008 10:40 AM  

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