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Opera From the Greek: Studies in the Poetics of Appropriation - Hardcover

Ewans, Michael

 
9780754660996: Opera From the Greek: Studies in the Poetics of Appropriation

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Michael Ewans explores how classical Greek tragedy and epic poetry have been appropriated in opera, through eight selected case studies. These range from Monteverdi's Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, drawn from Homer's Odyssey, to Mark-Antony Turnage's Greek, based on Sophocles's Oedipus the King. Choices have been based on an understanding that the relationship between each of the operas and their Greek source texts raise significant issues. Ewans examines the issues through a comparative analysis of significant divergences of plot, character and dramatic strategy between source text, libretto and opera.

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Michael Ewans is Associate Professor of Music and Drama at The University of Newcastle, Australia. He is also a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.

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