{"product_id":"9781350143418","title":"The Swan King : Ludwig II of Bavaria","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Swan King\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Christopher McIntosh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The Swan King\" is the biography of one of the most enigmatic figures of the 19th century, described by Verlaine as 'the only true king of his century'. A man of wildly eccentric temperament and touched by a rare, imaginative genius, Ludwig II of Bavaria is remembered both for his patronage of Richard Wagner and for the fabulous palaces which he created as part of a dream-world to escape the responsibilities of state. In realization of his fantasies, he created a ferment of creativity among artists and craftsmen, while his neglect of Bavaria's political interests made powerful enemies among those critical of his self-indulgence and excesses. At the age of 40, declared insane in a plot to depose him, Ludwig died in mysterious circumstances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781350143418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40739398910158,"sku":"9781350143418","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_84ab330d-a1fd-4e1e-8366-37172f5cbf1c.jpg?v=1641363072","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781350143418","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}