Opera and the Novel : : The Case of Henry James /

Opera and the Novel : : The Case of Henry James / / Michael Halliwell.

Opera and the Novel: The Case of Henry James offers the first full-length study of the theory and practice of the adaptation of fiction into opera: the transference of a work from one medium to another - metaphrasis - is its point of departure. Starting with a survey of the current thinking regardin...

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Superior document:Word and Music Studies ; 6
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Halliwell, Michael
Place / Publishing House:Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2005.
Year of Publication:2005
Language:English
Series:Word and Music Studies ; 6.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Prima la musica e poi le parole - Wort oder Ton ?
  • PART ONE: OPERATIC ADAPTATION
  • 1. The Novel and Operatic Adaptation
  • 2. Operatic and Fictional Discourse
  • 3. James, Opera and Melodrama
  • 4. James - Structure - 'Scene' and 'Picture'
  • PART TWO: THE OPERAS
  • 5. "The Turn of the Screw"
  • 6. The Wings of the Dove
  • 7. "Owen Wingrave"
  • 8. "The Last of the Valerii"
  • 9. Washington Square
  • 10. "The Aspern Papers"
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Bibliography.

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