Opera has often used classical literature as a means of expressing the most vital concerns of the period in which the operas were written. Sing Sorrow explores the classical roots of many noted operas, illustrating the ways in which the operas reflected the political concerns of their time through these ancient narratives. In particular, though female opera characters are often regarded as victims, they are actually quite heroic, frequently shaping their own destinies. Each chapter provides background and historical ...
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Opera has often used classical literature as a means of expressing the most vital concerns of the period in which the operas were written. Sing Sorrow explores the classical roots of many noted operas, illustrating the ways in which the operas reflected the political concerns of their time through these ancient narratives. In particular, though female opera characters are often regarded as victims, they are actually quite heroic, frequently shaping their own destinies. Each chapter provides background and historical context, examines the relationship between the opera and the original work of literature, and suggests what the music contributes to the interpretation. Through the lens of the classics, Sing Sorrow approaches opera from a unique aesthetic and cultural standpoint, giving a new perspective to both opera and its literary and dramatic ancestors.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall A beautiful clean crisp hardcover copy in fine condition. DJ in very good condition, small closed tear to rear, now in protective mylar cover.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 9x6x1; 2001 signed association copy, Greenwood Press (Westport, Connecticut), 6 3/8 x 9 5/8 inches tall blue cloth hardcover in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, gilt lettering to front cover and spine, illustrated with black-and-white photographs, ix, 343 pp. Very slight rubbing to covers. On the title page, nicely signed and inscribed by the author to the prior owner, Leonard Pronko (1927-2019), an American theatre scholar best known for introducing the Japanese dance drama kabuki to the West, beginning in the 1960s. A handful of pages with Prof. Pronko's marginal tick marks or notations. Otherwise, a very good to near fine copy-clean, bright and unmarked-in a like dust jacket which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. ~O~ [2.0P] Opera has often used classical literature as a means of expressing the most vital concerns of the period in which the operas were written. Sing Sorrow explores the classical roots of many noted operas, illustrating the ways in which the operas reflected the political concerns of their time through these ancient narratives. In particular, though female opera characters are often regarded as victims, they are actually quite heroic, frequently shaping their own destinies. Each chapter provides background and historical context, examines the relationship between the opera and the original work of literature, and suggests what the music contributes to the interpretation. Through the lens of the classics, Sing Sorrow approaches opera from a unique aesthetic and cultural standpoint, giving a new perspective to both opera and its literary and dramatic ancestors.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0313315671. Some edgewear. A nice, bright copy.; Contributions To The Study Of Music And Dance; Vol. 62; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 343 pages.
