I'm not sure but a doubt that Freud, who did not have much appreciation for
music of any kind, had much to say regarding Wagner. However, Mort Reiser
has been very interested in the leitmotif concept because he sees it as a
means by which Wagner worked with unconscious communicaton.

At 11:55 AM 1/23/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Greetings,
>
>New to list - clinical psychologist in Virginia.  I am looking for any
>reference that Freud might have written or uttered about Richard Wagner -
>his music, politics, polemics and/or temperament.
>
>Thanks In Advance,
>
>           Donald Epstein

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