Emblems of Eloquence: Opera and Women's Voices in Seventeenth-Century Venice
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Opera developed during a time when the position of women--their rights and freedoms, their virtues and vices, and even the most basic substance of their sexuality--was constantly debated. Many of these controversies manifested themselves in the representation of the historical and mythological women whose voices were heard on the Venetian operatic stage. Drawing upon a complex web of early modern sources and ancient texts, this engaging study is the...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0520209338
ISBN13:9780520209336
Release Date:January 2004
Publisher:University of California Press
Length:405 Pages
Weight:1.70 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.5" x 9.5"
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