Visconti and the German Dream: Romanticism, Wagner and the Nazi Catastrophe in Film

"This book explores the complex relationship between themes and ideals of German Romanticism; their impact on the Third Reich catastrophe; how the German Romantic movement led to Nazism, and contrasts the ways in which filmmakers have presented this continuum. Works discussed are Richard Wagner, Thomas Mann, Friedrich Nietzsche, Hans-J癡urgen Syberberg, Ken Russell, Tony Palmer and others"--Provided by publisher.