Berlioz, Verdi, Wagner, Britten: Great Shakespeareans: Volume XI ISBN-13: 9781441179098

ISBN-13: 9781441179098

Binding: Hardcover

model number: 9781441179098

Author: Albright, Daniel

Details: Great Shakespeareans offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally.

In this volume, leading scholars assess the contribution of Berlioz, Verdi, Wagner and Britten to the afterlife and reception of Shakespeare and his plays. Each substantial contribution assesses the double impact of Shakespeare on the figure covered and of the figure on the understanding, interpretation and appreciation of Shakespeare, provide a sketch of their subjects intellectual and professional biography and an account of the wider cultural context, including comparison with other figures or works within the same field.

Release Date: 19-07-2012

Package Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.0 inches

Languages: English

Part Number: 9781441179098

Edition: Illustrated

Number Of Pages: 256