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Coquettes, wives, and widows : gender politics in French baroque opera and theater /

Seventeenth- and eighteenth-century French theatrical works created an uneasy dialogue with the often-blistering depictions of marriage in contemporary writings by literary women. For over a century, composers and librettists attempted to silence such anti-traditionalist views through dramas that ri...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ray, Marcie (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2020
Colección:Eastman studies in music.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front cover
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One: From Platée's Frog-Like Flirt to Pompadour's Yellow Skin
  • Chapter Two: A "Mistress of Her Own Affairs"
  • Chapter Three: The Price of Independence
  • Chapter Four: "Everywhere Our Hearts Are in Danger"
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index