Ernest Newman: A Critical Biography

Examines the genesis of Ernest Newman's major publications in the context of prevailing intellectual trends in history, criticism and biography.

Ernest Newman (1868-1959) left an indelible mark on British musical criticism in a career spanning more than seventy years. His magisterial Life of Richard Wagner, published in four volumes between 1933 and 1946, is regarded as his crowning achievement, but Newman wrote many other influential books and essays on a variety of subjects ranging from ea...