| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 256 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Abbreviations; Introit; 1. To Laugh or Not to Laugh: The Question of Esther; 2. A Gender Agenda: Deborah in Holy Writ and Handel; 3. Jezebel, Joash, and Jesus Christ: Aspects of Athalia; 4. Saul: Tragedy, Treachery, and Theology; 5. From Wild Man to War Hero: The Story of Samson; 6. Joseph: Saint or Sinner? Italian Opera, Handelian Oratorio, and Eighteenth-century Commentaries; 7. Judas Macchabaeus: Justifying the 1745 Anti-Jacobite Campaign; 8. Solomon and his Women: A Handelian Triptych; 9. Susanna: A Marriage Made in Heaven |
| Summary |
Combining the insights of present-day biblical studies with those of Handelian studies, this text examines the libretti of ten of Handel's Israelite oratorios and evaluates the relationship between each libretto and the biblical story on which it is based |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759 -- Knowledge -- Bible
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| SUBJECT |
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759 fast |
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Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- History -- 18th century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013627
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Bible fast |
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Oratorios -- Analysis, appreciation.
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Oratorios -- 18th century -- History and criticism
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MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Voice.
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MUSIC -- Lyrics.
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MUSIC -- Printed Music -- Vocal.
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Oratorios
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Oratorios -- Analysis, appreciation
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191613302 |
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0191613304 |
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0191738050 |
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9780191738050 |
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