{"product_id":"dramatizing-dido-circe-and-griselda-volume-5-other-voice-in-early-modern-europe-the-toronto-9780772720696","title":"Dramatizing Dido Circe and Griselda Volume 5","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the most acclaimed French poets from the turn of the eighteenth century and one of the rare women of the time to achieve recognition at court, Louise-Geneviève Gillot de Sainctonge was France's first female librettist. The current volume provides not only the most in-depth biography of her ever published, but also the first appearance of any of her work in English. It features her two tragic opera libretti, both of which were set to music and staged at the Opéra, a spoken play that constitutes an important precursor of tearful comedy, and a small sampling of her poetry. The three dramatic works give thoughtful portrayals of women of high rank who exemplify traits such as fidelity, integrity and forthrightness, only to find themselves powerless in a misogynist society, where the male heroes turn out to be inglorious.\"\u003cbr\u003e   * Perry Gethner, Oklahoma State University *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eThe Other Voice 1\u003cbr\u003eContext for Women’s Theatrical Writing 2\u003cbr\u003ePersonal Context of Her Work\u003cbr\u003eFamily 7\u003cbr\u003eCareer 13\u003cbr\u003ePersonal Connections 35\u003cbr\u003eSelf-Representations 44\u003cbr\u003eCriticism 50\u003cbr\u003eTranslations\u003cbr\u003eSelected Poems\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction 53\u003cbr\u003ePoems 54\u003cbr\u003eOpera Librettos\u003cbr\u003eOpera in Paris: Introduction 67\u003cbr\u003eDido\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction 85\u003cbr\u003eDido, Tragedy 103\u003cbr\u003eJean Baptiste Dubos: Critique of the Opera\u003cbr\u003eDido by Demarest 141\u003cbr\u003eCirce\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction 145\u003cbr\u003eCirce, Tragedy 167\u003cbr\u003eDrama\u003cbr\u003eGriselda\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction 207\u003cbr\u003eGriselda, or the Princess of Saluzzo 225\u003cbr\u003eBibliography 270\u003cbr\u003eIndex 285\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404893888855,"sku":"9780772720696","price":33.13,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dramatizing-dido-circe-and-griselda-volume-5-other-voice-in-early-modern-europe-the-toronto-9780772720696","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}