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Berlioz, Verdi, Wagner, Britten

By Daniel Albright

Book information

Publisher
Continuum
Year
2012
ISBN
9781472557476, 1472557476
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4001912 bytes)
Series
Great Shakespeareans, Volume XI
Pages
241\254
Topic
Art Music
Time added
2022-03-05 15:46:43
Music; Composers; History and Criticism; Literatur

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. Contents Series Editors' Preface Peter Holland and Adrian Poole Notes on Contributors List of Abbreviations Note on References to Shakespeare Introduction Daniel Albright Chapter 1 Berlioz Peter Bloom Chapter 2 Verdi Daniel Albright Chapter 3 Individuation as Worship: Wagner and Shakespeare David Trippett Chapter 4 Britten as Another: Six Notes on a Mystic Writing Pad Seth Brodsky Notes Select Bibliography Index

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