Wagner and Hitler

From: Charles E. Hamm (Charles.E.Hamm@Dartmouth.EDU)
Date: Wed Mar 27 2002 - 16:34:22 PST

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    Theresa Muir wrote:

    "In one of David Lodge's academic satires, didn't someone present a paper
    on T.S. Eliot's influence on Shakespeare?"

    Yes, Persse McGarrigal in SMALL WORLD. The point of his paper, to belabor the
    point: whatever happens subsequent to an event affects our perception of that
    event. As John Cage put it, "The past doesn't influence me, I influence the
    past." Or, even more succinctly, "Only the present is fixed; the past is always
    changing." Thus Hitler's passion for Wagner has an impact on the way we perceive
    Wagner today.

         Charles Hamm
    charles.hamm@dartmouth.e

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