Pt. 1. Orientations. Biographical overview -- Synopsis and structural overview -- Perspectives on Euryanthe -- Pt. 2. The libretto. The sources for the libretto -- Weber's role in the revisions of the libretto : an assessment -- Pt. 3. Musical issues and the compositional process. The Euryanthe composition draft -- Tonal planning -- Dramatic truth -- Form -- Three case studies in the compositional process.