Description |
1 online resource (285 pages) : music |
Series |
Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft, 0929-6999 ; 93 |
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Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft ; 93. 0929-6999
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Contents |
Acknowledgements; Preliminaries; Introduction; 1. Paltering in multiple senses: witchcraft, gender, madness I; 2. Fantastical creatures: witchcraft, gender, madness II; 3. Restoration and its discontents; 4. Shakespeare, opera, difference; Works cited |
Summary |
In what sense did Shakespeare's representation of the Weird Sisters participate in the rewriting of village witchcraft? Was it likely to "encourage the Sword"? Did opera's specific medial conditions offer Verdi special opportunities to justify the presence of stage witches more than three centuries later? How valid is the parallel between 19th century opera and the voyeurism of madhouse spectacle? Was Shakespeare's play really engaged in the project of exorcizing Queen Elizabeth's cultural memory? What does Verdi's chorus of Scottish refugees have to do with shifting representations of 'the pe |
Notes |
Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral), Freie Universität Berlin |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
Subject |
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Macbeth.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth.
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Macbeth, King of Scotland, active 11th century -- Songs and music -- History and criticism
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SUBJECT |
Macbeth, King of Scotland, active 11th century fast |
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Macbeth (Shakespeare, William) fast |
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Macbeth (Verdi, Giuseppe) fast |
Subject |
Opera -- Italy -- 19th century
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Music and literature.
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Opera.
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Music and literature
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Opera
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Songs
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Italy
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
1423791223 |
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9781423791225 |
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9401202435 |
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9789401202435 |
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