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1 online resource (vii, 151 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Setting the stage -- Creative responses to the challenges of aging -- Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) : a generational tale of cultural nationalism -- Richard Strauss (1864-1949) : a life review in music -- Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) : faith in God and art -- Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) : the life narratives of the ever-young "working composer" -- Conclusion : the particularities of aging and creativity. |
| Summary |
Linda Hutcheon is university professor emeritus of English and comparative literature at the University of Toronto and the author of many books on contemporary culture and theory. Michael Hutcheon is a pulmonologist and professor of medicine at the University of Toronto. Together they have written several books on opera and medical culture, most recently Opera: The Art of Dying. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976 -- Last years.
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Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. |
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Last years of a person's life. |
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Messiaen, Olivier, 1908-1992 -- Last years.
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Messiaen, Olivier, 1908-1992. |
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Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949 -- Last years.
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Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949. |
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Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901 -- Last years.
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Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. |
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Composers -- Biography.
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Composers -- Biography. |
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Aging -- Psychological aspects.
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Aging -- Psychological aspects. |
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Creative ability in old age.
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Creative ability in old age. |
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Hutcheon, Michael, 1945- author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hutcheon, Linda, 1947- Four last songs. Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2015 9780226255590 (DLC) 2014036323 (OCoLC)890360499 |
| ISBN |
9780226255620 (electronic book) |
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022625562X (electronic book) |
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022625562X (e-book) |
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9780226255590 |
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022625559X |
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