{"product_id":"the-german-popular-play-atis-and-the-venetian-opera-a-study-of-the-conversion-of-operas-into-popular-plays-1675-1722-with-special-reference-to-the-play-atis-paperback-9781107659025","title":"The German Popular Play ‘Atis' and the Venetian Opera; A Study of the Conversion of Operas into Popular Plays, 1675–1722, with Special Reference to the Play Atis (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107659025","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe German Popular Play ‘Atis' and the Venetian Opera\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Study of the Conversion of Operas into Popular Plays, 1675–1722, with Special Reference to the Play Atis\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginally published in 1938, this book presents an account of the conversion of Italian operas into popular plays in the German language.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMary Beare (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107659025, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 12 June 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e102 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 0.6 cm, 0.14 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOriginally published in 1938, this book presents an account of the conversion of Italian operas into popular plays in the German language during the period 1675–1722. The account is based around a historical study of the play Atis, inquiring into its sources and providing information on the form and stage setting of the foreign operas it resembles. Illustrative figures, textual notes and a detailed bibliography are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in German drama and its relationship with Italian operas.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1A. Description of MS, authorship, date, provenance\u003cbr\u003e 1B. Italian influence on the arts in Vienna\u003cbr\u003e 2. Origin and structural elements of the Venetian opera\u003cbr\u003e 3A. The 'mise-en-scène' of the Venetian opera\u003cbr\u003e 3B. The Jesuit drama and the opera at Vienna\u003cbr\u003e 4. The opera at Vienna and the popular theatre\u003cbr\u003e 5. Der stumme Prinz Atis\u003cbr\u003e its relation to the Hamburg opera and the popular theatre in Vienna\u003cbr\u003e 6. Analysis of the structural elements of Atis\u003cbr\u003e comparison with the Italian original Creso, and with Bostel's Croesus\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e List of libretti and 'haupt- und staatsaktionen'\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Theatre studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theatre studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theatre%20studies%20%5BAN%5D%22\"\u003eAN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46297232703768,"sku":"9781107659025","price":19.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-german-popular-play-atis-and-the-venetian-opera-a-study-of-the-conversion-of-operas-into-popular-plays-1675-1722-with-special-reference-to-the-play-atis-paperback-9781107659025","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}