The Politics of Opera: A History from Monteverdi to Mozart
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The Politics of Opera: A History from Monteverdi to Mozart
By (Author) Mitchell Cohen
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
15th February 2021
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
History of music
Political science and theory
782.109
Physical Properties
Paperback
510
Width 156mm, Height 235mm
Description
A wide-ranging look at the interplay of opera and political ideas through the centuries The Politics of Opera takes readers on a fascinating journey into the entwined development of opera and politics, from the Renaissance through the turn of the nineteenth century. What political backdrops have shaped opera How has opera conveyed the political
Reviews
"Shortlisted for the Laura Shannon Prize in Contemporary European Studies, Nanovic Institute, University of Notre Dame"
"Winner of the 2018 PROSE Award in Music & the Performing Arts, Association of American Publishers"
"Winner of the 2018 Presidential Excellence Award for Distinguished Scholarship, Baruch College, City University of New York"
"One of the Evening Standard Best Books of 2017 (chosen by Anne McElvoy)"
Author Bio
Mitchell Cohen is professor of political science at Baruch College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and coeditor emeritus of Dissent magazine. His books include Zion and State and The Wager of Lucien Goldmann (Princeton).
