The Complete Works of W. H. Auden: Libretti and Other Dramatic Writings, 1939-1973 (The Complete Works of W. H. Auden, 4) - W.H. Auden
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KORTE INHOUD
W. H. Auden called opera the "last refuge of the High Style," and considered it the one art in which the grand manner survived the ironic levelings of modernity. He began writing libretti soon after he arrived in America in 1939 and abandoned his earlier attempts to write public, political drama. Opera gave him the opportunity to rise to the high style in public, not in an attempt to elevate his own status as a poet, but in service of the heroic voice of the singers. These works present their mythical actio...
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Uitgever: Princeton University Press 823 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0691033013 ISBN-13: 9780691033013Koop dit boek tweedehands
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[Titel: Libretti and Other Dramatic Writings by W.H. Auden 1939-1973]