Opera from the greek: studies in the poetics of appropriation
Auteur :
Ewans, Michael
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780754660996
Date de publication :
28 août 2007
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
453 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Explores how classical Greek tragedy and epic poetry have been appropriated in opera, through eight selected case studies, ranging from Monteverdi's "Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria", drawn from Homer's "Odyssey", to Mark-Antony Turnage's "Greek", based on Sophocles' "Oedipus the King"