| Description |
xiv, 280 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
ACLS Humanities E-Book.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. |
| Contents |
Britten and Grimes -- "Grimes is at his exercise" : sex, politics, and violence in the librettos of Peter Grimes -- Grimes and Lucretia -- Salvation at sea : Britten's Billy Budd -- Character and caricature in Albert Herring -- Britten's bad boys : male relations in The turn of the screw -- Britten's dream -- Eros and orientalism in Britten's operas -- Keeping the straight line intact? Britten's relation to folksong, Purcell, and his English predecessors -- Pacifism, political action, and artistic endeavor -- Auden's Britten -- The Britten era. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2012. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of access: Intranet. |
| Subject |
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Operas.
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Composers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Sex in music.
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Gender identity in music.
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| Added Author |
Haggerty, George E.
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McClary, Susan.
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Doctor, Jennifer, 1958-
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American Council of Learned Societies.
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| In: |
ACLS Humanities E-Book. URL: https://www.humanitiesebook.org/ |
| Other Form: |
Original 0520246098 0520246101 (DLC) 2006003045 |
| Standard No. |
2027/heb09027 hdl |
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