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Berlioz, Verdi, Wagner, Britten: Great Shakespeareans: Volume XI
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
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 |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:256 | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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Category/Genre | Romantic music (c 1830 to c 1900) Literary studies - c 1500 to c 1800 |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781472518514
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Classifications | Dewey:822.33 |
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Audience | Professional & Vocational | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Imprint |
The Arden Shakespeare
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Publication Date |
25 September 2014 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
We are used to thinking of critical discourse on Shakespeare as occurring in the realm of language. But music has interpretive powers of its own. In this volume we see how the powerful dramatic intelligences of four exceedingly gifted composers - Berlioz, Verdi, Wagner, and Britten - provide insights into the Shakespearean canon not easily attained by non-musical means.
Author Biography
Daniel Albright is Ernest Bernbaum Professor of Literature at Harvard University, USA. His books include Modernism and Music (2004) and Berlioz's Semi-Operas (2001). He is General Editor of Border Crossings: Modernism in Music, Literature, and the Visual Arts. Contributors: Peter Bloom (Smith College, USA), Seth Brodsky (University of Chicago, USA) and David Trippett (University of Bristol, UK).
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