Another work by this thinker praises the likes of Aeschylus for putting forth the "highest form of art" but attacks many contemporary opera composers for merely catering to the public's taste, like Giacomo Meyerbeer.
In one essay, this thinker claims that through usury and speculation, the art of Comedy flourished in France through the personages of Luxury and Fashion. In a work addressed to Theodore Uhlig, this thinker sets the standards necessary for the superiority of "dramatic poetry" instead of just pure drama. Another work by this thinker praises the likes of Aeschylus for putting forth the "highest form of art" but attacks many contemporary opera composers for merely catering to the public's taste, like Giacomo Meyerbeer. That essay calls for a Revolution against aesthetic ideals to revive Greek tragedy. In addition to the essays "Opera and Drama" and "The Artwork of the Future" this author wrote another work that attacks the aforementioned Meyerbeer and other composers for his ethnicity. For 10 points, name this author of "On Jewishness in Music," whose more canonical works include Tannahauser.
In one essay, this thinker claims that through usury and speculation, the art of Comedy flourished in France through the personages of Luxury and Fashion.
Richard Wagner