W. J. H.
August, 1904.
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] |
Modern Musical Drift
PARSIFALIA
I.—A PURE FOOL IN THE NEW WORLD
The Holy Grail!—I trust
We are green in heaven's eyes.
Tennyson, The Holy Grail.