| Description |
ix, 134 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
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Oxford keynotes |
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Oxford keynotes.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : The making of a myth -- Fatal attraction -- For the love of science -- Screen woman -- Conclusion : Sites of seduction. |
| Summary |
"The heroine of the most performed opera in the world since 1875, Carmen has become a universal cultural icon. She has appeared in a multitude of ballets, on stage as well as ice rinks, and in some eighty international films. The success of Bizet' opera owns a lot to the libretto's singular accounting of the 1845 short story on which it is based. In her close textual analyses of Ludovic Halévy's and Henri Meilhac's libretto and Prosper Mérimée's novella, the author strives to account for the multiple aspects of Carmen's attraction that support George Bizet's acclaimed musical score. Through its multi-facetted cultural renditions through time and place, the story of Carmen can be said to have attained the status of a myth. Myths are stories that speak to us, in our own time and place, about personal, social, or cultural issues"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Carmen.
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Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897. Carmen.
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Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870. Carmen.
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Romanies in opera.
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| ISBN |
9780190059149 hardcover |
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0190059141 hardcover |
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9780190059156 paperback |
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019005915X paperback |
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