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Opera: Desire, Disease, Death
Michael Hutcheon
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Description for Opera: Desire, Disease, Death
Paperback. Opera is quin-tessentially an art of love and desire, of loss and suffering, of disease and death. This title offers an understanding of both content and context. Editor(s): Gilman, Sander L. Series: Texts and Contexts. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC6; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
"A fascinating interdisciplinary study of the interconnected subtexts of erotic attraction, illness, and death in several 19th- and 20th-century operatic texts...This is an extraordinary examination of how opera uses the singing body--gendered and sexual--to give voice to the suffering person. Highly recommended."--Library Journal "The authors' argument is rich and complex; it draws on source, text and music; it is also medically sound. Opera is quintessentially an art of love and desire, of loss and suffering, of disease and death. Hutcheon and Hutcheon enrich our understanding of both content and context."--Opera News "Linda and Michael Hutcheon have done a fine job ... Read more
"A fascinating interdisciplinary study of the interconnected subtexts of erotic attraction, illness, and death in several 19th- and 20th-century operatic texts...This is an extraordinary examination of how opera uses the singing body--gendered and sexual--to give voice to the suffering person. Highly recommended."--Library Journal "The authors' argument is rich and complex; it draws on source, text and music; it is also medically sound. Opera is quintessentially an art of love and desire, of loss and suffering, of disease and death. Hutcheon and Hutcheon enrich our understanding of both content and context."--Opera News "Linda and Michael Hutcheon have done a fine job ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Series
Texts and Contexts
Condition
New
Weight
434g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803273184
SKU
V9780803273184
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Michael Hutcheon
Linda Hutcheon is a professor of English and comparative literature at the University of Toronto. She is the author of, most recently, Irony’s Edge: The Theory and Politics of Irony. Michael Hutcheon, M.D., is a professor of medicine at the University of Toronto. His many articles have appeared in American Review of Respiratory Disease and other journals.
Reviews for Opera: Desire, Disease, Death
"A fascinating interdisciplinary study of the interconnected subtexts of erotic attraction, illness, and death in several 19th- and 20th-century operatic texts... This is an extraordinary examination of how opera uses the singing body-gendered and sexual-to give voice to the suffering person. Highly recommended."-Library Journal Library Journal "The authors' argument is rich and complex; it draws on source, text and music; ... Read more