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Emblems of Eloquence Opera and Womenâs Voices in Seventeenth-Century Venice

Hoofdkenmerken

Auteur:	Heller, Wendy
Titel:	Emblems of Eloquence Opera and Womenâs Voices in Seventeenth-Century Venice
Uitgever:	University of California Press
ISBN:	9780520209336
Land van oorsprong:	United States
Prijs:	€ 102,95
Verschijningsdatum:	12-01-2004
Bericht:	Langere levertijd (2-3 weken)

Inhoudelijke kenmerken

Categorie:	Gender studies, gender groups
Geogr.gebied:	Italy
Periode:	c 1600 to c 1700
Geillustreerd:	7 b-w photographs, 4 tables, 45 music examples
Dewey code:	782.1082094531

Technische kenmerken

Verschijningsvorm:	Hardback
Paginas:	405
Hoogte mm.:	235
Breedte mm.:	156
Dikte mm.:	33
Gewicht gr.:	771

Inhoud:

Drawing upon a complex web of early modern sources and ancient texts, this study is a treatment of women, gender and sexuality in 17th-century opera. It explores the operatic manifestations of female chastity, power, transvestism, androgyny and desire.