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Book Synopsis The Adaptation of History by : Laurence Raw
Download or read book The Adaptation of History written by Laurence Raw and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-11-26 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays asks the question "What is history?" and considers how history is shaped in different socioeconomic contexts. The writers take a transdisciplinary approach, in the belief that everyone who deals with history--including professional historians, novelists, and poets--constructs narratives of the past to make sense of the present as well as to determine their future courses of action. With contributions from a variety of specialists in media studies, literature, history and anthropology, this book breaks new ground in adaptation studies.
Book Synopsis The New Cambridge Modern History: Volume 6, The Rise of Great Britain and Russia, 1688-1715/25 by : J. S. Bromley
Download or read book The New Cambridge Modern History: Volume 6, The Rise of Great Britain and Russia, 1688-1715/25 written by J. S. Bromley and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1970-07-02 with total page 992 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rise of Great Britain and Russia is the focus of this particular volume of The New Cambridge Modern History.
Book Synopsis Understanding the Women of Mozart's Operas by : Kristi Brown-Montesano
Download or read book Understanding the Women of Mozart's Operas written by Kristi Brown-Montesano and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is The Marriage of Figaro just about Figaro? Is Don Giovanni’s story the only one—or even the most interesting one—in the opera that bears his name? For generations of critics, historians, and directors, it’s Mozart’s men who have mattered most. Too often, the female characters have been understood from the male protagonist’s point of view or simply reduced on stage (and in print) to paper cutouts from the age of the powdered wig and the tightly cinched corset. It’s time to give Mozart’s women—and Mozart’s multi-dimensional portrayals of feminine character—their due. In this lively book, Kristi Brown-Montesano offers a detailed exploration of the female roles in Mozart’s four most frequently performed operas, Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte, and Die Zauberflöte. Each chapter takes a close look at the music, libretto text, literary sources, and historical factors that give shape to a character, re-evaluating common assumptions and proposing fresh interpretations. Brown-Montesano views each character as the subject of a story, not merely the object of a hero’s narrative or the stock figure of convention. From amiable Zerlina, to the awesome Queen of the Night, to calculating Despina, all of Mozart’s women have something unique to say. These readings also tackle provocative social, political, and cultural issues, which are used in the operas to define positive and negative images of femininity: revenge, power, seduction, resistance, autonomy, sacrifice, faithfulness, class, maternity, and sisterhood. Keenly aware of the historical gap between the origins of these works and contemporary culture, Brown-Montesano discusses how attitudes about such concepts—past and current—influence our appreciation of these fascinating representations of women.
Book Synopsis A Short History of Opera by : Donald J. Grout
Download or read book A Short History of Opera written by Donald J. Grout and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2003-07-18 with total page 1047 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When first published in 1947, A Short History of Opera immediately achieved international status as a classic in the field. Now, more than five decades later, this thoroughly revised and expanded fourth edition informs and entertains opera lovers just as its predecessors have. The fourth edition incorporates new scholarship that traces the most important developments in the evolution of musical drama. After surveying anticipations of the operatic form in the lyric theater of the Greeks, medieval dramatic music, and other forerunners, the book reveals the genre's beginnings in the seventeenth century and follows its progress to the present day. A Short History of Opera examines not only the standard performance repertoire, but also works considered important for the genre's development. Its expanded scope investigates opera from Eastern European countries and Finland. The section on twentieth-century opera has been reorganized around national operatic traditions including a chapter devoted solely to opera in the United States, which incorporates material on the American musical and ties between classical opera and popular musical theater. A separate section on Chinese opera is also included. With an extensive multilanguage bibliography, more than one hundred musical examples, and stage illustrations, this authoritative one-volume survey will be invaluable to students and serious opera buffs. New fans will also find it highly accessible and informative. Extremely thorough in its coverage, A Short History of Opera is now more than ever the book to turn to for anyone who wants to know about the history of this art form.
Book Synopsis Classical Music In America by : Joseph Horowitz
Download or read book Classical Music In America written by Joseph Horowitz and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2005-03-15 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An award-winning scholar and leading authority on American symphonic culture argues that classical music in the United States is peculiarly performance-driven, and he traces a musical trajectory rising to its peak at the close of the 19th century and receding after World War I.
Book Synopsis The Complete Book of Classical Music by : David Ewen
Download or read book The Complete Book of Classical Music written by David Ewen and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 946 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Curating Opera written by Stephen Mould and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-02-09 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Curation as a concept and a catchword in modern parlance has, over recent decades, become deeply ingrained in modern culture. The purpose of this study is to explore the curatorial forces at work within the modern opera house and to examine the functionaries and processes that guide them. In turn, comparisons are made with the workings of the traditional art museum, where artworks are studied, preserved, restored, displayed and contextualised – processes which are also present in the opera house. Curatorial roles in each institution are identified and described, and the role of the celebrity art curator is compared with that of the modern stage director, who has acquired previously undreamt-of licence to interrogate operatic works, overlaying them with new concepts and levels of meaning in order to reinvent and redefine the operatic repertoire for contemporary needs. A point of coalescence between the opera house and the art museum is identified, with the transformation, towards the end of the nineteenth century, of the opera house into the operatic museum. Curatorial practices in the opera house are examined, and further communalities and synergies in the way that ‘works’ are defined in each institution are explored. This study also considers the so-called ‘birth’ of opera around the start of the seventeenth century, with reference to the near-contemporary rise of the modern art museum, outlining operatic practice and performance history over the last 400 years in order to identify the curatorial practices that have historically been employed in the maintenance and development of the repertoire. This examination of the forces of curation within the modern opera house will highlight aspects of authenticity, authorial intent, preservation, restoration and historically informed performance practice.
Download or read book The Opera written by R. A. Streatfeild and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-02 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Opera" by R. A. Streatfeild. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Book Synopsis Blackwell's of Oxford Catalogue by : B.H. Blackwell Ltd
Download or read book Blackwell's of Oxford Catalogue written by B.H. Blackwell Ltd and published by . This book was released on with total page 790 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A History of Opera by : Burton D. Fisher
Download or read book A History of Opera written by Burton D. Fisher and published by Opera Journeys Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive history of opera that traces each milestone in opera history from the 16th century Camerata through the next 400 years, and featurrd in depth analysis of all important genres: the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic eras, Bel Canto, Opera Buffa, German Romanticism, Wagner and music drama, Verismo, Impressionism, Expressionism, Serialism, and much more.
Book Synopsis Chinese Popular Prints by : John Lust
Download or read book Chinese Popular Prints written by John Lust and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-12-06 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chinese Popular Prints ventures into the world of Chinese blockprint illustration that had its assured niche in the rich history of Chinese popular culture from the 17th to the early 20th centuries. These prints were not considered high art in China, but were produced for the urban and rural populations. The book deals with all aspects of the Chinese popular print. In the first two chapters its invention, origins, powerful traditions and its history are described. Classical art and the Ming illustrated book were important impetuses. Three major centres of north and central China emerged. Finally the popular print took on something of the roles of the modern cinema or television. In the following four chapters the main themes are: the printmakers and printshops; society, symbolism and visual pun; categories of popular prints and their display; technical terms. A description of the workshops and their techniques, figure drawing and colouring, gives a good insight in the technical side of the print. A varied popular culture and a certain realism are strands in it, as are spirit protection of the house, recalls of the past, hopes for the future, the hold of the theatre, etc. Two elaborate appendices provide much detailed information about persons, symbols, as well as about some images in the lore of the print. A special section of 28 illustrations (8 full colour) demonstrates the potentialities of the Chinese blockprint illustration.
Download or read book Opera History written by Isabella Kim and published by Publifye AS. This book was released on 2024-10-16 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""Opera History: The Evolution of Grand Theatrics and Vocal Mastery"" offers a captivating exploration of opera's development, focusing on vocal techniques and theatrical staging. This comprehensive book traces opera's journey from 16th-century Italian courts to its global presence today, highlighting the art form's unique blend of music and drama. The book argues that opera represents a pinnacle of human artistic achievement, supporting this claim through chronological examination of key periods, composers, and works. Readers will discover intriguing insights into the bel canto technique and Wagner's influential music dramas. The integration of modern scientific understanding of vocal acoustics with historical performance practices provides a fresh perspective on opera's evolution. Structured chronologically, the book progresses through major operatic periods, exploring interdisciplinary connections with literature, visual arts, and sociology. Its scholarly yet accessible writing style, combined with illustrations and musical analyses, makes it valuable for both academics and enthusiasts. By delving into the art and science behind opera's powerful voices and grand theatrics, this book offers readers a deeper appreciation of this complex and enduring art form.
Book Synopsis Erasmus, the Growth of a Mind by : James D. Tracy
Download or read book Erasmus, the Growth of a Mind written by James D. Tracy and published by Librairie Droz. This book was released on 1972 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The life and findings of Erasmus.
Book Synopsis Emblems of Eloquence by : Wendy Heller
Download or read book Emblems of Eloquence written by Wendy Heller and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2004-01-12 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Opera developed during a time when the position of women—their rights and freedoms, their virtues and vices, and even the most basic substance of their sexuality—was constantly debated. Many of these controversies manifested themselves in the representation of the historical and mythological women whose voices were heard on the Venetian operatic stage. Drawing upon a complex web of early modern sources and ancient texts, this engaging study is the first comprehensive treatment of women, gender, and sexuality in seventeenth-century opera. Wendy Heller explores the operatic manifestations of female chastity, power, transvestism, androgyny, and desire, showing how the emerging genre was shaped by and infused with the Republic's taste for the erotic and its ambivalent attitudes toward women and sexuality. Heller begins by examining contemporary Venetian writings about gender and sexuality that influenced the development of female vocality in opera. The Venetian reception and transformation of ancient texts—by Ovid, Virgil, Tacitus, and Diodorus Siculus—form the background for her penetrating analyses of the musical and dramatic representation of five extraordinary women as presented in operas by Claudio Monteverdi, Francesco Cavalli, and their successors in Venice: Dido, queen of Carthage (Cavalli); Octavia, wife of Nero (Monteverdi); the nymph Callisto (Cavalli); Queen Semiramis of Assyria (Pietro Andrea Ziani); and Messalina, wife of Claudius (Carlo Pallavicino).
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Download or read book Subject Guide to Books in Print written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 3310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Everything 101 written by Lisa T.E. Sonne and published by Union Square & Co.. This book was released on 2011-07-11 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is a shooting star a meteor or meteorite? What inventions did the ancient Sumerians contribute that affect you daily? Everything 101 is filled with a little bit of information about a lot of fascinating subjects—all in one easily accessed place. And best of all, there’s no school tuition required and class is in session anytime you like. Check out the concise, fun-to-read entries that cover musicals to sing about, psychology that won’t drive you crazy, grammar tips to write home about, and so much more. Whether you want to impress friends and family, entertain party guests, or simply satisfy a thirst for knowledge, Everything 101 has the perfect curriculum for your needs. Quick Courses In: · Math · Literature and Grammar · Science · History · Arts · Social Studies · Religion and Philosophy · Psychology
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