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Opera As Art
Philosophical Sketches
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2022
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In Opera as Art: Philosophical Sketches, Paul Thom argues for opera as an art, standing alongside other artforms that employ visual and sonic media to embody the great themes of human life. Thom contends that in great operatic art, the narrative and expressive content collaborate with the work's aesthetic qualities towards achieving this aim. This argument can be extended to modern operatic productions. At their best, these stagings are works of art in themselves, whether they give faithful renditions of the operas they stage and whether their aims go beyond interpretation to commentary and critique. This book is a philosophical introduction to the key practices that comprise the world of opera: the making of the work; its interpretation by directors, critics, and spectators; and the making of an operatic production. Opera has always existed in a context of philosophical ideas, and this book is written for opera-lovers who would like to learn something about that philosophical context.
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2022
ISBN-Print
978-1-6669-1423-8
ISBN-Online
978-1-6669-1424-5
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
208
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Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 6
Speech, Harmony, Rhythm No access Pages 7 - 20
Representing the Marvelous No access Pages 21 - 34
A Gallery of Affects No access Pages 35 - 48
A World of Terror and Laughter No access Pages 49 - 62
The Power of the Crescendo No access Pages 63 - 76
The Aesthetic Attitude No access Pages 77 - 90
Sublime Diversions No access Pages 91 - 104
A Grand Comic Opera No access Pages 105 - 120
Shock and Sentiment No access Pages 121 - 134
The Limits of Expressibility No access Pages 135 - 148
The Limits of Tonality No access Pages 149 - 160
The Uncanny No access Pages 161 - 172
Conclusion No access Pages 173 - 182
Bibliography No access Pages 183 - 200
Index No access Pages 201 - 206
About the Author No access Pages 207 - 208
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