$139.99 sale price when purchased online
$170.00 list price
Target Online store #3991
About this item
Highlights
- Explores the intersection of the world of opera, literature, and partisan politics to show how Italian opera was put to use in the 'culture wars' of the day.
- Author(s): Thomas McGeary
- 374 Pages
- Music, Genres & Styles
Description
Book Synopsis
Explores the intersection of the world of opera, literature, and partisan politics to show how Italian opera was put to use in the 'culture wars' of the day. This last of a trilogy of books on opera and politics in Britain examines the cultural politics of opera during the ministerial reign of Sir Robert Walpole from 1720 to 1742. The book explores the intersection of the world of opera, literature, and partisan politics to show how Italian opera - with its associations with the court, ministry and Britain's social-political elite - was put to use in the 'culture wars' of the day: how Italian opera was used for partisan political advantage; how political work could be accomplished by means of opera. It shows that attacks on opera had ulterior targets. The book surveys a range of often overlooked verse and prints to show how critique or satire of opera were a means for oppositional writers to delegitimize the Walpole ministry. Polemicists framed opera as a consequence of the corruption, luxury and False Taste generated by Walpole's ministry. It closes in the watershed year 1742: Handel had produced the last of his Italian operas the previous year, Walpole fell from power, and Alexander Pope published the last book of his Dunciad project.Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W) x .88 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.54 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Genres & Styles
Genre: Music
Number of Pages: 374
Publisher: Boydell Press
Theme: Opera
Format: Hardcover
Author: Thomas McGeary
Language: English
Street Date: September 24, 2024
TCIN: 1002483019
UPC: 9781837651696
Item Number (DPCI): 247-49-5658
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
If the item details above aren’t accurate or complete, we want to know about it.
Shipping details
Estimated ship dimensions: 0.88 inches length x 6.14 inches width x 9.21 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 1.54 pounds
We regret that this item cannot be shipped to PO Boxes.
This item cannot be shipped to the following locations: American Samoa (see also separate entry under AS), Guam (see also separate entry under GU), Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico (see also separate entry under PR), United States Minor Outlying Islands, Virgin Islands, U.S., APO/FPO
Return details
This item can be returned to any Target store or Target.com.
This item must be returned within 90 days of the date it was purchased in store, shipped, delivered by a Shipt shopper, or made ready for pickup.
See the return policy for complete information.