Ideology in Britten's Operas

ISBN-13: 9781108402873 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 345 str.

J. P. E. Harper-Scott

Opis

Offers a thematic examination of Britten's operas, focusing particularly on the way that ideology is presented on stage.

Recenzje

'… deeply original and brilliantly wrought … Ideology in Britten's Operas is an intellectually stimulating achievement-agile in critical-theoretical perspective, musical in its score analyses, and engaging to read. It is also an ambitious book, seeking in Britten's operas a testing-ground for a broader ideologically framed criticism.' Philip Rupprecht, Music and Letters

Spis treści

Part I. Mappa Mundi: 1. Defining ideology; 2. Ideological narratives; Part II. The Ship of State: 3. From manifest violence to its historical sediment; 4. The occultation of history; Part III. New World: 5. Women and children; 6. A shadow falls on castle walls.