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List of illustrations; General preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations;Composition and performance details; 1. The sources and genesis of the textJohn Warrack; 2. Synopsis John Warrack; 3. Sachs, Beckmesser, and MastersongJohn Warrack; 4: Sachs and Schopenhauer Lucy Beckett; 5. Richard Wagner andHans Sachs Michael Tanner; 6. Die Meistersinger: naive or sentimental art?Lucy Beckett; 7. Wahn, words and music John Warrack; 8. Stage history PatrickCarnegy; Appendices: 1. The Wahn monologue; 2. Sachs's final address; 3. Theoriginal Prize Song; Notes; Bibliography; Index.