Pasticcio opera in britain: history and context
Auteur :
Morgan Barnes, Peter
Éditeur :
Manchester University Press
ISBN :
9781526195494
Date de publication :
20 janv. 2026
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This study overturns twentieth-century thinking about pasticcio opera, redefining it as method not genre, and recontextualising it among many artforms which created new works from pre-existing parts. Its history is interwoven with society’s transition from a predominantly oral to literate culture and evolutions in conceptualising the self. -- .