CONTENTS
| Page | ||
|---|---|---|
| PARSIFALIA | 1 | |
| I. | A Pure Fool in the New World | 1 |
| II. | Ethics and Æsthetics | 13 |
| III. | The National Religious Drama | 27 |
| DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN | 39 | |
| I. | A Futile God and a Potent Devil | 39 |
| II. | The Woman and the Serpent | 55 |
| III. | Back-worlds Gods and Over-Woman | 69 |
| ISOLDE'S SERVING-WOMAN | 85 | |
| RICHARD STRAUSS | 98 | |
| I. | The Historical Survey | 98 |
| II. | The Æsthetic View | 121 |
| III. | What does It All Mean? | 139 |
| IV. | Strauss and the Song Writers | 156 |
| AUX ITALIENS | 168 | |
| I. | Italian Opera of To-day | 168 |
| II. | The Classic of the Unprogressive | 185 |
| THE ORATORIO OF TO-DAY | 195 | |
| NOTE | 211 |