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Berlioz, Verdi, Wagner, Britten: Great Shakespeareans: Volume XI
Hardback
Main Details
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Berlioz, Verdi, Wagner, Britten: Great Shakespeareans: Volume XI
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| Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Professor Daniel Albright
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| Series | Great Shakespeareans |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:256 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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| Category/Genre | Literary studies - c 1800 to c 1900
Literary reference works |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781441179098
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| Classifications | Dewey:822.33 |
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| Audience | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Continuum Publishing Corporation
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| Imprint |
Continuum Publishing Corporation
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| Publication Date |
24 May 2012 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Great Shakespeareans offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally. In this volume, leading scholars assess the contribution of Berlioz, Verdi, Wagner and Britten to the afterlife and reception of Shakespeare and his plays. Each substantial contribution assesses the double impact of Shakespeare on the figure covered and of the figure on the understanding, interpretation and appreciation of Shakespeare, provide a sketch of their subject's intellectual and professional biography and an account of the wider cultural context, including comparison with other figures or works within the same field.
Author Biography
Daniel Albright is Ernest Bernbaum Professor of Literature at Harvard University, USA. His books include Modernism and Music (Chicago, 2004) and Berlioz's Semi-Operas (Rochester, 2001). He is General Editor of Border Crossings: Modernism in Music, Literature, and the Visual Arts (Garland Publishing).
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