Disinformation in mass media Gluck, Piccinni and the Journal de Paris / Beverly Jerold.
| Author/creator | Jerold, Beverly, 1938- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | [1.] |
| Publication Info | New York : Routledge, 2020. |
| Description | pages cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Royal Musical Association monographs |
| Contents | The Cast and Setting -- Arnaud's Correspondence to Italy -- The Journal de Paris on the Offensive -- Libel of La Harpe by Allusion -- The Armide Episode -- Piccinni's Opera and Further Events -- Disinterested Observers -- Profit and Power. |
| Abstract | "The founding in 1777 of the Journal de Paris, France's first daily and distinctly commercial paper, represents an early use of disinformation as a tool for political gain, profit, and societal division. To attract a large readership and bar competition for C. W. Gluck's works at the Paris Op©♭ra, it launched a prolonged campaign of anonymous lies, mockery and defamation against two prominent members of the Acad©♭mie Fran©ʹaise who wished the Op©♭ra to be open to all deserving composers, but lacked a comparable daily forum with which to defend themselves. In this unique episode, music served as a smokescreen for nefarious activity. No musical knowledge is necessary to follow this purely political drama, in which the tactics employed bear a remarkable resemblance to current events"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020008391 |
| ISBN | 9780367350178 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |