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Title Berlioz, Verdi, Wagner, Britten / edited by Daniel Albright
Published London ; New York : Continuum International Pub., ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (254 pages)
Series Great Shakespeareans ; v. 11
Great Shakespeareans ; v. 11.
Contents Series Editors' Preface; Peter Holland and Adrian Poole; Notes on Contributors; List of Abbreviations; Note on References to Shakespeare; Introduction; Daniel Albright; Chapter 1 Berlioz; Peter Bloom; Chapter 2 Verdi; Daniel Albright; Chapter 3 Individuation as Worship: Wagner and Shakespeare; David Trippett; Chapter 4 Britten as Another: Six Notes on a Mystic Writing Pad; Seth Brodsky; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index
Summary Great Shakespeareans offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally. In this volume, leading scholars assess the contribution of Berlioz, Verdi, Wagner and Britten to the afterlife and reception of Shakespeare and his plays. Each substantial contribution assesses the double impact of Shakespeare on the figure covered and of the figure on the understanding, interpretation and appreciation of Shakespeare, provide a sketch of their subjects intellectual
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Appreciation.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869 -- Criticism and interpretation
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901 -- Criticism and interpretation
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 -- Criticism and interpretation
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976 -- Criticism and interpretation
SUBJECT Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869 fast
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976 fast
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 fast
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901 fast
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 fast
Subject Music and literature.
DRAMA -- Shakespeare.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- Shakespeare.
Art appreciation
Music and literature
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
Author Albright, Daniel, 1945-2015.
ISBN 9781441124074
1441124071
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9781280578441
1472557476
9781472557476
1472554841
9781472554840
9786613608192
661360819X