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The Opera Fanatic : Ethnography of an Obsession.
Though some dismiss opera as old-fashioned, it shows no sign of disappearing from the world's stage. So why do audiences continue to flock to it? Given its association with wealth, one might imagine that opera tickets function as a status symbol. But while a desire to hobnob with the upper crus...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago, IL :
University of Chicago Press,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Background; 1. An Opera House for the "Paris of South America"; 2. "It was love at first sight" : Biography and Social Trajectory of Standing-Room Dwellers; Part II: Foreground; 3. Becoming an Opera Fan: Cultural Membership, Mediation, and Differentiation; 4. Moral Listening: Symbolic Boundaries, Work on the Self, and Passionate Engagement; 5. Heroes, Pilgrims, Addicts, and Nostalgics: Repertories of Engagement in the Quest for Transcendence; Part III: Finale.
- 6. "They were playing in their shirtsleeves!" : Downfall, Memory Work, and High-Culture Nationalism7. "We've told you all about our life" : Conclusions and Implications; Notes; References; Index.