ISBN: 9780521885621 - french grand opera and the historical imagination (8 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. First edition. Hardback. Large octavo. xiv, 278pp. Original black boards with gilt spine titles. Slight bumping to corners, otherwise an unread, very good indeed copy in near very good dust jacket with scuffing to front.

Hardcover. Zustand: Like New. First Edition. A firm and square hardback with sharp corners and strong joints, just showing a few very minor cosmetic rubs. Hence a non-text page has a small 'damaged' stamp. Despite such this book is actually in nearly new condition and appears unread. Thus the contents are crisp, fresh and tight; no pen-marks. Now offered for sale at a very sensible price.…

Zustand: New. This is a Brand-new US Edition. This Item may be shipped from US or any other country as we have multiple locations worldwide.

Zustand: New. pp. xiv + 278 Illus.

Zustand: New. Closely examining five French operas, this book reveals how and why grand opera sought to bring the past alive. Num Pages: 294 pages, 9 b/w illus. 6 tables 28 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 182 x 20. Weight in Grams: 756. . 2009. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . . …

Zustand: New. Closely examining five French operas, this book reveals how and why grand opera sought to bring the past alive. Num Pages: 294 pages, 9 b/w illus. 6 tables 28 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 182 x 20. Weight in Grams: 756. . 2009. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 240 pages. 9.76x7.17x1.02 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - During the July Monarchy, French grand operas, with their plots drawn from historical events, tended to be received as metaphors for current political themes. Previous studies have usually underestimated the role of music and the visual dimensions in articulating an alternative message to that offered by the libretto, and have instead focused on single political interpretations. In this study, five operas - Auber's La Muette de Portici and Gustave III, Niedermeyer's Stradella, Halévy's Charles VI and Meyerbeer's Le Prophete - illustrate the complex, contested nature of political meaning during this period. By setting these operas in the context of the emerging liberal historiography pioneered by Jules Michelet, and analysing the manner in which audiences and critics constructed 'meanings' with reference to their personal and collective experience and memories, this study reveals the central position that grand opera occupied in the period, bringing the past alive.…