Said on Opera.by Said, Capitain, Sellars New 9780231212014 Fast Free Shipping**

Name: Said on Opera.by Said, Capitain, Sellars New 9780231212014 Fast Free Shipping**
Brand: Columbia University Press

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One of the late twentieth century\u2019s most celebrated and influential public intellectuals, Edward W. Said was also a critic of astonishing range. This book presents his insightful and elegant analyses of four major operas\u2014originally delivered as the Empson Lectures at Cambridge University in 1997\u2014showcasing the power of Said\u2019s critical acumen to unsettle canonical interpretations.\nIn close readings of Mozart\u2019s Cos\u00EC fan tutte, Beethoven\u2019s Fidelio, Berlioz\u2019s Les Troyens, and Wagner\u2019s Die Meistersinger von N\u00FCrnberg, Said explores how each opera engages with the social and political questions of their own eras\u2014and how they might speak to the present. He pays careful attention to the works\u2019 historical context as well as the possibilities they open for contemporary reinterpretations, examining\n\nSaid on Opera\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked servi;