Influences on Wagner

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This paper examines the influences of Buddhism and Authur Schopenhauer on the music of Wagner, in particular the opera "Tristan und Isolde". It shows how negation or death was connected to the idea of ending suffering by ending desire.

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"Religion, philosophy and music often combine in interesting ways. One of the most interesting types of combinations results from the growing exchange of ideas between cultures. This process has been occurring for hundreds of years, but has only really become a major phenomenon in the last 200 years. An excellent example of this type of exchange can be seen by comparing the religious philosophy of Buddhism and the emerging philosophies of philosophers like Arthur Schopenhauer (Landry). This combination of Eastern and Western philosophies has fundamentally changed concepts within Western philosophy. The change in western philosophy exemplified by Arthur Schopenhauer in turn influenced a wide range of other artists."

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