Author: Brian Oliver Murdoch
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 900440094X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
This book is a study of the literary reception of the originally Greek love-story of Hero and Leander, examining the nature of the tale and demonstrating its longevity and huge popularity from classical times to the present, in a great variety of different genres. Chapters consider the classical versions (Ovid, Musaios, Martial), medieval and renaissance versions in various European languages, folk and literary ballads (and even a pop song), the lyric, dramatic versions, settings to music, burlesques and travesties in all genres, modern reflections of the story in (experimental) literary forms.
The Reception of the Legend of Hero and Leander
Author: Brian Oliver Murdoch
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 900440094X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
This book is a study of the literary reception of the originally Greek love-story of Hero and Leander, examining the nature of the tale and demonstrating its longevity and huge popularity from classical times to the present, in a great variety of different genres. Chapters consider the classical versions (Ovid, Musaios, Martial), medieval and renaissance versions in various European languages, folk and literary ballads (and even a pop song), the lyric, dramatic versions, settings to music, burlesques and travesties in all genres, modern reflections of the story in (experimental) literary forms.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 900440094X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
This book is a study of the literary reception of the originally Greek love-story of Hero and Leander, examining the nature of the tale and demonstrating its longevity and huge popularity from classical times to the present, in a great variety of different genres. Chapters consider the classical versions (Ovid, Musaios, Martial), medieval and renaissance versions in various European languages, folk and literary ballads (and even a pop song), the lyric, dramatic versions, settings to music, burlesques and travesties in all genres, modern reflections of the story in (experimental) literary forms.
Opera in the Age of Rousseau
Author: David Charlton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521887607
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 437
Book Description
A wide-ranging account of opera on stage and in society in the age of Rousseau, from Rameau to Gluck.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521887607
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 437
Book Description
A wide-ranging account of opera on stage and in society in the age of Rousseau, from Rameau to Gluck.
Dictionary-catalogue of Operas and Operettas which Have Been Performed on the Public Stage
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Category : Musicals
Languages : en
Pages : 1058
Book Description
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Category : Musicals
Languages : en
Pages : 1058
Book Description
Madame de Pompadour
Author: Evelyne Lever
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312310509
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
In this biography, historian Evelyne Lever chronicles the extraordinary life of the most famous and influential mistress of Louis XV: Jeanne-Antoinette de Pompadour - a bourgeois girl of questionable parentage who would rise to the highest ranks of French society and maintain a twenty-year relationship with Louis XV.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312310509
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
In this biography, historian Evelyne Lever chronicles the extraordinary life of the most famous and influential mistress of Louis XV: Jeanne-Antoinette de Pompadour - a bourgeois girl of questionable parentage who would rise to the highest ranks of French society and maintain a twenty-year relationship with Louis XV.
Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library, 1911-1971
Author: New York Public Library. Research Libraries
Publisher:
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Creating French Culture
Author: Marie-Hélène Tesnière
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300062834
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
From monastic cloisters in the time of Charlemagne to the book-lined studies of twentieth-century authors, this splendid book presents an overview of the literary and artistic world in France. The Bibliothèque nationale de France, today rich in collections of illuminated manuscripts, books, medals, maps, and prints, had its beginnings when Charles V established his library in the falcon tower of the Louvre. During the Middle Ages, culture was the handmaiden of Church and government; during the absolute monarchy, it became an instrument of propaganda; in the eighteenth century, it developed an independent voice. This book explores the changing relationship between power and culture in France as seen in the history of its national library.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300062834
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
From monastic cloisters in the time of Charlemagne to the book-lined studies of twentieth-century authors, this splendid book presents an overview of the literary and artistic world in France. The Bibliothèque nationale de France, today rich in collections of illuminated manuscripts, books, medals, maps, and prints, had its beginnings when Charles V established his library in the falcon tower of the Louvre. During the Middle Ages, culture was the handmaiden of Church and government; during the absolute monarchy, it became an instrument of propaganda; in the eighteenth century, it developed an independent voice. This book explores the changing relationship between power and culture in France as seen in the history of its national library.
A Bibliographical List of Plays in the French Language, 1700-1789
Author: Clarence Dietz Brenner
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Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
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Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Dictionary Catalog of the Dance Collection
Author: New York Public Library. Dance Collection
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Category : Dance
Languages : en
Pages : 708
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Category : Dance
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description
La Volupté Du Goût
Author: Olivier Baumont
Publisher: Somogy éditions d'art
ISBN:
Category : Art and society
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
De 1745 à 1765, pendant cette brève période de vingt ans qui correspond presque exactement au " règne " de la favorite de Louis XV, madame de Pompadour, la peinture française connaît une intense créativité et une remise en question des dogmes artistiques prévalant jusqu'alors. Des débats esthétiques virulents animent la " génération Pompadour ", qui est aussi celle des Encyclopédistes. Un engouement nouveau pour la recherche historique et archéologique engendre la naissance de la critique et de l'histoire de l'art, tandis que se multiplient les salons, les mécènes et les commanditaires. En parallèle, des personnalités fortes, Fragonard, Boucher, Chardin, Greuze... développent une peinture personnelle, entre volupté et naturalisme. Au fil d'une cinquantaine de toiles signées des plus grands noms, l'ouvrage revient sur cet âge d'or. Ce livre accompagne l'exposition La Volupté du goût. La peinture française au temps de madame de Pompadour, organisée par le Portland Art Museum et le musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours sous l'égide de la fédération de musées FRAME (French Regional American Museum Exchange). Grâce à celle-ci, certaines des oeuvres les plus prestigieuses des musées américains et français ont pu être réunies. Cet ouvrage est enrichi par un CD audio d'enregistrements inédits de l'ensemble PhilidOr et d'Olivier Baumont, qui permet de retrouver l'univers musical de l'époque.
Publisher: Somogy éditions d'art
ISBN:
Category : Art and society
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
De 1745 à 1765, pendant cette brève période de vingt ans qui correspond presque exactement au " règne " de la favorite de Louis XV, madame de Pompadour, la peinture française connaît une intense créativité et une remise en question des dogmes artistiques prévalant jusqu'alors. Des débats esthétiques virulents animent la " génération Pompadour ", qui est aussi celle des Encyclopédistes. Un engouement nouveau pour la recherche historique et archéologique engendre la naissance de la critique et de l'histoire de l'art, tandis que se multiplient les salons, les mécènes et les commanditaires. En parallèle, des personnalités fortes, Fragonard, Boucher, Chardin, Greuze... développent une peinture personnelle, entre volupté et naturalisme. Au fil d'une cinquantaine de toiles signées des plus grands noms, l'ouvrage revient sur cet âge d'or. Ce livre accompagne l'exposition La Volupté du goût. La peinture française au temps de madame de Pompadour, organisée par le Portland Art Museum et le musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours sous l'égide de la fédération de musées FRAME (French Regional American Museum Exchange). Grâce à celle-ci, certaines des oeuvres les plus prestigieuses des musées américains et français ont pu être réunies. Cet ouvrage est enrichi par un CD audio d'enregistrements inédits de l'ensemble PhilidOr et d'Olivier Baumont, qui permet de retrouver l'univers musical de l'époque.