Opera, Liberalism, and Antisemitism in Nineteenth-Century France: The Politics of Halévy's La Juive

ISBN-13: 9780521650861 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 410 str.

Diana R. Hallman

Opis

This is the first critical study of the nineteenth-century French grand opera La Juive (Paris Opera, 1835) a powerful and successful work by the leading dramatist and librettist, Eugene Scribe, and conservatoire-trained composer, Fromental Halevy. Hallman explores the politically charged messages of the opera within the context of French social and cultural history. The book addresses the opera's portrayal of religious intolerance, Jewish-Christian conflict, and also considers the portrayal of the central Jewish characters in light of literary stereotypes and contradictory, antisemitic attitudes toward Jews in French society.

Recenzje

'Hallman is successful in creating a vivid account of the complicated political and cultural diversity of mid-nineteenth-century Paris. … a thoroughly researched and well-written text'. Nineteenth-Century Music Review

Spis treści

List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The collaboration and rapprochement of the authors of La Juive; 2. The Halévys: citoyens and israélites of France; 3. The Council of Constance and the Voltairean critique; 4. Jewish-Christian opposition in music and drama; 5. Eléazar and Rachel as literary stereotypes; 6. The milieu of La Juive: Jewish imagery and identity in the July Monarchy; Epilogue; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.