| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 386 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The emblematic woman -- Bizzarrie femminile : opera and the Accademia degli incogniti -- Didone and the voice of chastity -- 'Disprezzata regina' : woman and empire -- The nymph Calisto and the myth of female pleasure -- Semiramide and the conventions of musical transvestism -- Messalina la meretrice : envoicing the courtesan. |
| Summary |
Drawing upon a complex web of early modern sources and ancient texts, this engaging study is a comprehensive treatment of women, gender, and sexuality in 17th-century opera. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Women in opera.
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Women in opera. |
| Chronological Term |
1600-1699 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Heller, Wendy Beth. Emblems of eloquence. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2003 0520209338 (DLC) 2003001853 (OCoLC)51566365 |
| ISBN |
9780520919341 (electronic book) |
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0520919343 (electronic book) |
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0520209338 (alkaline paper) |
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9780520209336 (alkaline paper) |
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159734592X |
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9781597345927 |
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