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love's bad infinity - by kate wagner - the late review

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tristan und isolde - in theory and at the met

Aubrey Beardsley’s The Wagnerites It is a bit of a misconception to say that Tristan und Isolde is about love. On its face, it appears to be a love story, but to call it that is kind of like saying a child who takes piano lessons is classically trained: a little white lie. In truth, Tristan is about power; specifically, it is an elaborate fantasy of powerlessness. Through this powerlessness, all is dissolved — right and wrong, agency and fate; even the distinction between a man or a woman is rendered meaningless; indeed, one need not even be dead or alive. That sex can do this for us (and…

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