Literature as OperaExplores the relationship between literature and opera by examining specific works of literature and showing how they were adapted into operas. |
Contents
Literature and Opera | 3 |
Handel the Passions and EighteenthCentury Aesthetics | 35 |
The Classical Style | 71 |
Copyright | |
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