Opera, the extravagant art / Herbert Lindenberger.
| Author/creator | Lindenberger, Herbert |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 1984. |
| Description | 297 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Preface -- Introduction -- Opera or drama. Drama into opera ; Musical versus nonmusical drama ; Music, literature, and the boundaries of genre -- Opera as representation: I. Opera as a mixed genre. The multiplicity of operatic discourse ; Operatic self-definition -- Opera as representation: II. Words against music, music against words. The question of primacy ; Opera and mimesis -- Opera in novels. Opera and passion ; Opera and novelistic discourse ; Stages in the conflict of higher and lower narrative ; Modes of intrusion of higher into lower narrative -- Opera and society: I. Opera and cultural attitudes. The antioperatic prejudice ; Operatic dichotomies: between high and popular culture ; Opera and society: II. Opera in history, history in opera. Opera in social history ; Opera and historical drama. |
| Abstract | Discusses the formal relations between opera and drama, aesthetic representation, the portrayal of opera in novels, and cultural attitudes toward opera. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 84007092 |
| ISBN | 0801416981 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML1700 .L56 1984 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |