Author: Vernon LeePublisher:
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Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 23
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Studies of Italian Musical Life in the Eighteenth Century
Author: Vernon LeeStudies of the Eighteenth Century in Italy
Author: Vernon LeePublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781514773550
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
CONTENTS:-THE ARCADIAN ACADEMY-THE MUSICAL LIFE-METASTASIO AND THE OPERA-THE COMEDY OF MASKS-GOLDONI AND THE REALISTIC COMEDY-CARLO GOZZI AND THE VENETIAN FAIRY COMEDY. "The learning and fancy of Mr. Vernon Lee have enabled him to reconstruct the life of the Italian musical world of the last century.... Certain pages of this book quite bring us into the midst of the poets, the composers, and the singers of a hundred years ago.... The chapter on Metastasio ought to be translated as a whole and should be read and meditated by everyone who cares for art and for Italy.... The chapter on Goldoni is rich in sterling, subtle, and new observation Throughout the volume we are in the presence of a subtle and imaginative critic, of a picturesque and vigorous writer, of one who has profoundly studied a subject in which he takes passionate interest, and who has written of Italy and Italian art with a wonderful artistic intuition comparable only with that shown in some of Robert Browning's poems on Italian subjects." -Fanfulla Della Domenica of Rome. "Mr. Vernon Lee, if that be the author's real name, has written one of the most fascinating books that it has been our good fortune to meet with for a very long time. A singularly delightful and very able volume." -Westminster Review. "These studies show a wide range of knowledge of the subject, precise investigation, abundant power of illustration, and healthy enthusiasm The style of writing is cultivated, neatly adjusted, and markedly clever; it has a certain analogy to the styles of other aesthetic writers of the day, combining (we might say by way of indication) something of Mr. Wedmore and of Mrs. Pattison, with a spice of Mr. Pater, and another spice of Mr. Swinburne On the whole- it can be cordially recommended as treating an important and little known theme with conspicuous ability." -Athenæum.
The Eighteenth-century Diaspora of Italian Music and Musicians
Author: Reinhard StrohmPublisher: Brepols Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
On an eighteenth-century map of European culture, Italian musicians would be found almost everywhere. Unlike in earlier ages, they now provided an intrinsic part of the international exchange: no longer exotic birds, but not yet the representatives of a single nation, they helped other Europeans to forget traditional frontiers in music. In this fascinating book, eight specialised music historians investigate several important aspects of the Italian contribution, highlighting local musical practices, the aesthetic of genres, and the larger patterns of musical cultivation and patronage.
Studies of the Eighteenth Century in Italy
Author: Vernon LeePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Italian drama (Comedy)
Languages : en
Pages : 602
Book Description
Selected Letters of Vernon Lee, 1856 - 1935
Author: Amanda GagelPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1134976739
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 707
Book Description
Vernon Lee was the pen name of Violet Paget (1856–1935) – a prolific author best known for her supernatural fiction, her support of the Aesthetic Movement and her radical polemics. She was also an active letter writer whose correspondents include many well-known figures in fin de siècle intellectual circles across Europe. However, until now no attempt has been made to make these letters widely available in their complete form. This multi-volume scholarly edition presents a comprehensive selection of her English, French, Italian, and German correspondence — compiled from more than 30 archives worldwide — that reflect her wide variety of interests and occupations as a Woman of Letters and contributor to scholarship and political activism. Letters written in a language other than English have been expertly translated by scholars Sophie Geoffroy (from the French), Crystal Hall (from the Italian), and Christa Zorn (from the German). The edition focuses on those letters concerning the writing, ideas and aesthetics that influenced Lee’s articles, books and stories. Full transcriptions of some 500 letters, covering the years 1856-1935, are arranged in chronological order along with a newly written introduction that explains their context and identifies the recipients, friends and colleagues mentioned. Since scholarship on Lee’s critical and creative output is still in the beginning stages, these letters will serve a purpose to students and researchers in a number of academic fields. In this first volume, tracing the years 1856– 1884, the assembled letters cover the beginnings of her career, encompassing her first publication, visits to London and encounters with some of the important artistic figures of the time. As her career begins to blossom, the letters also reflect the expansion of her subject matter from cultural studies and art history to novels and aesthetic philosophy. Correspondents include Lee’s parents, Matilda and Henry Paget; her brother the poet Eugene Lee-Hamilton; English poet Mary Robinson; English authors Henrietta Jenkin and Linda Villari; and Italian writers Enrico Nencioni, Mario Pratesi, and Angelo De Gubernatis, among others.
Fraser's Magazine
Author: Program Notes
Author: Cleveland OrchestraPublisher:
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Category : Concert programs
Languages : en
Pages : 808
Book Description
The Academy
Author: Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country
Author: James Anthony FroudePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors
Languages : en
Pages : 1766
Book Description
Contains the first printing of Sartor resartus, as well as other works by Thomas Carlyle.
The Quarterly Review
Author: William GiffordPublisher:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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