Berlioz, Verdi, Wagner, Britten: Great Shakespeareans: Volume XI

(Paperback)

Available Formats

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

We are used to thinking of critical discourse on Shakespeare as occurring in the realm of language. But music has interpretive powers of its own. In this volume we see how the powerful dramatic intelligences of four exceedingly gifted composers Berlioz, Verdi, Wagner, and Britten provide insights into the Shakespearean canon not easily attained by non-musical means.

Author Bio

Daniel Albright is Ernest Bernbaum Professor of Literature at Harvard University, USA. His books include Modernism and Music (2004) and Berlioz's Semi-Operas (2001). He is General Editor of Border Crossings: Modernism in Music, Literature, and the Visual Arts. Contributors: Peter Bloom (Smith College, USA), Seth Brodsky (University of Chicago, USA) and David Trippett (University of Bristol, UK).