{"product_id":"dreaming-with-open-eyes-9780520298156","title":"Dreaming with Open Eyes","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDreaming with Open Eyes examines visual symbolism in late seventeenth-century Italian opera, contextualizing the genre amid the broad ocularcentric debates emerging at the crossroads of the early modern period and the Enlightenment. Ayana O. Smith reevaluates significant aspects of the Arcadian reform aesthetic and establishes a historically informed method of opera criticism for modern scholars and interpreters. Unfolding in a narrative fashion, the text explores facets of the philosophical and literary background and concludes with close readings of text and music, using visual symbolism to create readings of gender and character in two operas: Alessandro Scarlatti's La Statira (Rome, 1690), and Carlo Francesco Pollarolo's La forza della virtà (Venice, 1693). Smithâs interdisciplinary approach enhances our modern perception of this rich and underexplored repertory, and will appeal to students and scholars not only of opera, but also of literature, philosophy, and visual and intellect\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Figures\u003cbr\u003e List of Musical Examples\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e part one. the image of truth\u003cbr\u003e 1. Founding Arcadia: The Aesthetics of Verisimilitude and \u003ci\u003eBuon Gusto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2. Performing \u003ci\u003eL’Endimione\u003c\/i\u003e: A History and Reappraisal of \u003ci\u003eGuidi’s Favola\u003cbr\u003e pastorale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3. Reading the Classics: Intellectual and Cultural Resonances in Gravina’s\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiscorso sopra l’Endimione\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e part two. the truth of representation\u003cbr\u003e 4. Reconciling \u003ci\u003eIcon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMythos\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTupos\u003c\/i\u003e: The Role of Images in \u003ci\u003eL’Endimione\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5. Believing in Opera: Visual Modes in Alessandro Scarlatti’s \u003ci\u003eLa Statira\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6. Deceiving the Eye: Mirror, Statue, and Stone in Carlo Francesco\u003cbr\u003e Pollarolo’s \u003ci\u003eLa forza della virtù\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Constructing Gender and Politics; Queen Christina’s Image\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402901561687,"sku":"9780520298156","price":50.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520298156.jpg?v=1730481813","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dreaming-with-open-eyes-9780520298156","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}