Richard Wagner: The Most Influential Writer

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Richard Wagner was an influence to many. His work had played huge roles for many writers, composers and also government leaders. Wagner’s work was just that outstanding. When looking at some of those who were influenced by Wagner’s work you can instantly tell that they were inspired by Wagner. One write in particular that was inspired by Wagner was James Joyce. James Joyce was a writer from Ireland, who is also known as one of the most influential and important authors of his time. Joyce was a part of a musical family. At a young age Joyce learned to play piano and he also took voice lessons. Joyce would perform in opera arias in public. Joyce was an outstanding performance that his wife told him that he should pursue a career singing

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