Reviews for The Dream King: Ludwig Second of Bavaria

The average rating for The Dream King: Ludwig Second of Bavaria based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-12-18 00:00:00 Shamsolmali Kashani Read about 1979. Very interesting for those studying the aesthetics of European fairy tales and their illustrations, German Romanticism, Wagner, insane royalty, etc.

Review # 2 was written on 2007-03-20 00:00:00 Giai Tran The Penguin edition has what is pretty much the most awesome book cover ever. Ludwig is fascinating. This biography is decent. It's a bit dated and hedgey in regard to Ludwig's rather blatant homosexuality. More context on Bavarian hereditary madness and the German political world would have been nice. It's very focused on Wagner (as was Ludwig, to be fair), which is boring if, like me, you don't really care about Wagner. Worth perusing for great anecdotes about Ludwig's insanity.