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Introductory Material An Introduction to Parsifal Plot Summary of Parsifal A Cautionary Tale (Neil Kurtzman) Articles - Sources and Contexts Wagner's Sources Parzival and Parsifal Peredur, an Arthurian tale Wolzogen on Parsifal The Wounding and Healing Spear Parsifal and Greek Myth Magic Flowers The Origins of Kundry Heine's poem Atta Troll Swans and Geese: Wagner's Wildfowl Wagner, Buddhism and Parsifal Jesus - Buddha - Parsifal Suneson on Indian Influences in Parsifal	Articles - Creation Chronology The Genesis of Parsifal Die Sieger (The Victors) Richard Wagner to Mathilde Wesendonk Wagner's Muse
Articles - Interpretation Parsifal and Race Wieland Wagner's Parsifal Cross Parsifal's Progress Sleeping and Waking Good Friday Erlösung dem Erlöser Parsifal and Christianity	Articles - References The Prose Draft of Parsifal PARSIFAL - A New English Translation Further Reading A Parsifal Discography Vocal score of Parsifal
Articles - Performance Parsifal on Stage Adolphe Appia on Parsifal and the Ring Transformation Music The Bells of Monsalvat Parsifal at Covent Garden Bernard Levin on Parsifal Parsifal in Wolfgang Wagner's staging at Bayreuth Syberberg's Parsifal Film Parsifal at Baireuth (M.G. van Rensselaer) Wagner's Parsifal (C.D. Warner) from P. Swinkels' Wagner Library	Articles - the Music An Introduction to the Music of Parsifal The Mystic Chord Leitmotif Guide (800x600 window) Leitmotif Guide (1024x768 window) Leitmotif Guide (maximized window) Prelude to Act 1 Prelude to Act 2 Prelude to Act 3 Meyerbeer's Robert and Wagner's Parsifal
	Articles - Reactions Nietzsche on Parsifal G.B. Shaw on Parsifal A Poem by Paul Verlaine Parsifal and the Nazis Lévi-Strauss on Parsifal Joseph Campbell on Parsifal Thomas Mann on Parsifal

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"Sie wissen, wie ich unwillkürlich zum Buddhisten geworden bin." Richard Wagners Sinnsuchen jenseits des Abendlandes. Ein Essay von Andreas Grabner

"Mein Tristan des dritten Aktes mit einer undenklichen Steigerung" Das Beziehungsgeflecht zwischen Amfortas, Tristan und Parsifal. Ein Essay von Klaus Kalchschmid

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Introductory Material

Articles - Sources and Contexts

Articles - Creation

Articles - Interpretation

Articles - References

Articles - Performance

Articles - the Music

Articles - Reactions

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