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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Paul ThomPublisher: Lexington Books Imprint: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.70cm Weight: 0.345kg ISBN: 9781666914252ISBN 10: 1666914258 Pages: 218 Publication Date: 15 May 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: Manufactured on demand  Table of ContentsChapter One. Speech, Harmony, Rhythm Chapter Two. Representing the Marvellous Chapter Three. A Gallery of Affects Chapter Four. A World of Terror and Laughter Chapter Five. The Power of the Crescendo Chapter Six. The Aesthetic Attitude Chapter Seven. Sublime Diversions Chapter Eight. A Grand Comic Opera Chapter Nine. Shock and Sentiment Chapter Ten. The Limits of Expressibility Chapter Eleven. The Limits of Tonality Chapter Twelve. The UncannyReviews"""This valuable and very readable book offers a compelling philosophical account of opera as artwork and supports it with detailed case studies of major operas from Monteverdi's Orfeo to Berg's Wozzeck. Each opera is studied in relation to a selected modern production, and the author's evaluations of these are fascinating."" --Michael Ewans, University of Newcastle Australia" """This valuable and very readable book offers a compelling philosophical account of opera as artwork and supports it with detailed case studies of major operas from Monteverdi’s Orfeo to Berg’s Wozzeck. Each opera is studied in relation to a selected modern production, and the author’s evaluations of these are fascinating."" -- Michael Ewans, University of Newcastle Australia" """This valuable and very readable book offers a compelling philosophical account of opera as artwork and supports it with detailed case studies of major operas from Monteverdi's Orfeo to Berg's Wozzeck. Each opera is studied in relation to a selected modern production, and the author's evaluations of these are fascinating.""" Author InformationPaul Thom is a philosopher-musician and adjunct professor in the School of Philosophical Inquiry at the University of Sydney and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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