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Enchantment: The Seductress in Opera(European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism)

Enchantment: The Seductress in Opera(European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism)


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We often look to the theater for spectacle and wonder, but in opera, we find pure enchantment. What is it about the marriage of music and the stage that fills us with such bewilderment and passion? How does the sensual space of opera transport us into the realm of dream? Jean Starobinski considers the allure of several seducers and seductresses from nineteenth-century opera-Monteverdi's Poppea, Handel's Alcina, and Massenet's Manon, among others-and how their stories are woven into the fabric of Western culture. A talented storyteller and renowned critic of literature and music, Starobinski moves from musical analysis and textual exegesis to an investigation of the political, social, and aesthetic scene of Europe at the time. He traces the elements of theater, poetry, painting, sculpture, dance, and music as they occur in operatic performance, and shows how opera's use of narrative genres, especially the fairy tale, in turn influenced many important short stories, novels, and other works. Nineteenth-century romantics were drawn to opera because of their desire to revive a religious vision of the world that the Enlightenment suppressed. Starobinski revisits the experiences of Rousseau, Stendhal, Hoffmann, Balzac, and Nietzsche, major writers who fell for opera's portrayal of "heaven," the loss of one's love, and the task of the artist, whether composer or performer. Starobinski's critical breadth and depth, as well as his eclectic taste and keen observation, echo such great comparative critics as Erich Auerbach, Rene Wellek, George Steiner, Harold Bloom, and Angus Fletcher. This spellbinding book will enchant not only fans of the opera, but also those who wish to understand the form's enduring heritage in Western culture.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments Foreward by Victor Brombert Introduction 1. Singing and Seducing 2. The Da Ponte Operas 3. The Marriage of Figaro 4. Registers of Excess: Don Giovanni 5. Cosi fan tutte 6. The Promise of Idomeneo 7. Lights and Powers: The Magic Flute 8. Poppea Victorious 9. The Magic of Alcina 10. Love unto Death: Another Romeo 11. Manon 12. Arian and Bluebeard; or, The Useless Rescue 13. Elektra; or, The Accomplishment of Hatred 14. Ombra adorata Notes Contributors Index

About the Author :
Jean Starobinski is a well-known critic of French and comparative literature, and of music, and has taught at Johns Hopkins University, the University of Basel, and the University of Geneva. His books in translation include Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Transparency and Obstruction; The Living Eye; Action and Reaction: The Life and Adventures of a Couple; and The Invention of Liberty, 1700-1789. C. Jon Delogu is professor of English at the Universite Jean Moulin-Lyon III in France.

Review :
"[A] thought-provoking philosophical study... Recommended." -- Library Journal


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  • ISBN-13: 9780231140904
  • Publisher: Columbia University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Columbia University Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 288
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  • Sub Title: The Seductress in Opera
  • ISBN-10: 0231140908
  • Publisher Date: 14 Apr 2008
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
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  • Series Title: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism
  • Width: 152 mm


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