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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.
Contents
PrefaceThe Northern Apollo RebornThe Captive YearsFrom Cage to ThroneThe Coming of the FriendThe Second LolaA Triumph, an Idyll and a PartingGermany in Turmoil SophieLilla...and OthersWagnerian StrainsA Crucial Decade 1866-1876Fantasies in StoneDreams of El DoradoLudwig II and the TheatreForbidden LongingsFarewell to WagnerThe Twilight YearsThe Trap ClosesProphecies FulfilledEpilogue: The Cult of the Swan King
