Reviewing a recent life of Wagner, W.H. Auden writes that 'on principle, I object to biographies of artists, since I do not believe that knowledge of their private lives sheds any significant light on their works . However, the story of Wagner's life is absolutely fascinating, and it would be so if he had never written a note.'
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