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When literature becomes opera : study of a transformational process / Léonard Rosmarin.

Title
When literature becomes opera : study of a transformational process / Léonard Rosmarin.
Author
Rosmarin, Léonard A.
Publication
Amsterdam ; Atlanta, Ga. : Rodopi, 1999.

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Description
160 p.; 22 cm.
Series Statement
Chiasma ; 8
Uniform Title
Chiasma 8.
Subject
  • Operas > Stories, plots, etc
  • Operas > Literary themes, motives
Genre/Form
Stories, plots, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-160).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Part 1: Reinforcing the centre of gravity. Rigoletto, or, Monterone's curse ; La traviata, or, Violetta's moral ascension ; Carmen, or, Rendezvous with death ; Thaïs, or, The sublimation of eros ; La Bohème, or, A farewell to youth ; Tosca, or, The confrontation between two monstres sacrés ; Pelléas et Mélisande, or, Fatal attraction ; Dialogues des Carmélites, or, The transfer of grace -- Part 2: The creation of exemplary figures. Rigoletto: the irresistible cad, the love-sick virgin and the martyred father ; La traviata: the saintly courtesan ; Carmen: life-force vs. totalitarian passion ; Thaïs: the God-seeking hetaera and the sex-obsessed puritan ; La bohème: lovable marginals ; Tosca: noble art vs. evil art ; Pelléas et Mélisande: the dysfunctional family ; Dialogues des Carmélites: figures of fear, hope and pride.
ISBN
9042006943
LCCN
9789042006942
OCLC
  • 41633860
  • SCSB-12732962
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library