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Not without Madness
Fabrizio Della Seta
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Description for Not without Madness
Hardback. Presents new analytical approaches to thinking about eighteenth - and nineteenth-century opera through the lenses of its historical and cultural contexts. This title explores the concept of opera as a dramatic event and an essential moment in the history of theater. Translator(s): Weir, Mark. Num Pages: 328 pages, 37 musical examples, 8 tables. BIC Classification: AVC; AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578.
Opera often seems to arouse either irrational enthusiasm or visceral dislike. Such madness, as Goethe wrote, is indispensable in all theater, and yet in practice, sentiment and passion must be balanced by sense and reason. Exploring this tension between madness and reason, "Not without Madness" presents new analytical approaches to thinking about eighteenth - and nineteenth-century opera through the lenses of its historical and cultural contexts. In these twelve essays, Fabrizio Della Seta explores the concept of opera as a dramatic event and an essential moment in the history of theater. Examining the meaning of opera and the devices that ... Read more
Opera often seems to arouse either irrational enthusiasm or visceral dislike. Such madness, as Goethe wrote, is indispensable in all theater, and yet in practice, sentiment and passion must be balanced by sense and reason. Exploring this tension between madness and reason, "Not without Madness" presents new analytical approaches to thinking about eighteenth - and nineteenth-century opera through the lenses of its historical and cultural contexts. In these twelve essays, Fabrizio Della Seta explores the concept of opera as a dramatic event and an essential moment in the history of theater. Examining the meaning of opera and the devices that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226749143
SKU
V9780226749143
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About Fabrizio Della Seta
Fabrizio Della Seta is professor of music history and musical philology in the Facolta di Musicologia at the University of Pavia in Cremona, Italy. Mark Weir is a lecturer in English and English translation at the University of Naples, L'Orientale.
Reviews for Not without Madness
"Not without Madness abounds with highly original concepts and insights. Fabrizio Della Seta tackles the subject of meaning in music and opera in an engaging way, responding to a wealth of stimuli not only from the fields of musicology, but also from literature and philosophy. This book stands out as a remarkably dense, exciting, and rewarding read." (Francesco Izzo, University ... Read more