 Wagner 's early correspondence with Meyerbeer , up to 1846 , is cringingly obsequious . However , from the early 1840s , as Wagner developed Tannhäuser and Lohengrin , his ideas on opera increasingly diverged from Meyerbeerean standards ; even in 1843 Wagner had written to Schumann condemning Meyerbeer 's work as ' a striving after superficial popularity ' . During 1846 Meyerbeer turned down Wagner 's application for a loan of 1 @,@ 200 thalers , and this may have marked a turning point . 
 Wagner <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>early correspondence with Meyerbeer , up to 1846 , <a href='drop_aux' title='2'><mark>is</mark></a>cringingly obsequious . However , from the early 1840s , as Wagner developed Tannhäuser and Lohengrin , his ideas on opera increasingly diverged from Meyerbeerean standards ; even in 1843 Wagner <a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>had</mark></a> written to Schumann condemning Meyerbeer <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>work as ' a striving after superficial popularity ' . During 1846 Meyerbeer turned down Wagner <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>application for a loan of 1 @,@ 200 thalers , and this may <a href='been_done' title='6'><mark>have</mark></a> marked a turning point . 
Wagner  early correspondence with Meyerbeer , up to 1846 , cringingly obsequious . However , from the early 1840s , as Wagner developed Tannhäuser and Lohengrin , his ideas on opera increasingly diverged from Meyerbeerean standards ; even in 1843 Wagner done written to Schumann condemning Meyerbeer  work as ' a striving after superficial popularity ' . During 1846 Meyerbeer turned downn Wagner  application fir a loan of 1 @,@ 200 thalers , and this may done marked a turning point .