{"product_id":"opera-as-art-philosophical-sketches-9781666914238","title":"Opera as Art: Philosophical Sketches","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Opera as Art: Philosophical Sketches, Paul Thom argues for opera as an art, standing alongside other artforms that employ visual and sonic media to embody the great themes of human life. Thom contends that in great operatic art, the narrative and expressive content collaborate with the work's aesthetic qualities towards achieving this aim. This argument can be extended to modern operatic productions. At their best, these stagings are works of art in themselves, whether they give faithful renditions of the operas they stage and whether their aims go beyond interpretation to commentary and critique. This book is a philosophical introduction to the key practices that comprise the world of opera: the making of the work; its interpretation by directors, critics, and spectators; and the making of an operatic production. Opera has always existed in a context of philosophical ideas, and this book is written for opera-lovers who would like to learn something about that philosophical context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter One. Speech, Harmony, Rhythm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Two. Representing the Marvellous\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Three. A Gallery of Affects\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Four. A World of Terror and Laughter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Five. The Power of the Crescendo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Six. The Aesthetic Attitude\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Seven. Sublime Diversions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Eight. A Grand Comic Opera\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Nine. Shock and Sentiment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Ten. The Limits of Expressibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Eleven. The Limits of Tonality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Twelve. The Uncanny\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042011087191,"sku":"9781666914238","price":69.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/opera-as-art-philosophical-sketches-9781666914238","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}