{"product_id":"9781350143418","title":"The Swan King : Ludwig II of Bavaria","description":"\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49798250234104,"sku":"EB_HI0800_C15-04_SYDNEY","price":46.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/8208\/6904\/files\/9781350143418-1.jpg?v=1785358004","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.au\/ja\/products\/9781350143418","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}