Following his English language literary debut , author Lennart Svensson concentrates his focus on another controversial character, Richard Wagner. In Svensson offers a well-rounded biography of Richard Wagner's life and work. As a long-term admirer of Wagner's music, Svensson is also unafraid to look at the controversial aspects of the composer's life - including his relations with Friedrich Nietzsche and the influence his music would come to have in German Nationalist circles and in the work of the Italian poet d'Annunzio. In addition to relating the personal history of Wagner in the biography, Svensson also examines the compositions themselves, such as: Svennson's new biography on Wagner also provides an in-depth analysis of the themes that Wagner chose to work with in his compositions; forbidden love, Teutonic mythology, the Grail saga, and tragedy. Lennart Svensson holds a BA in Indology and his previous works include and . was his debut in English.