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"From Aeneas to Zaida, Who Married Figaro? contains more than 2,500 entries on operatic characters from around the world. Giving details of the composer of each role as well as notable performances, this unique reference book also provides comprehensive synopses for over 200 operas and operettas. It features articles by well-known personalities from the world of opera, including Placido Domingo, Dame Janet Baker, and, new to this edition, Christine...
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Martin Gottfried, in describing the play says: "The play is about a starving young painter living in a Greenwich Village loft ... He is immediately established as mildly freaky: beer chilling on top of an ice cube, a mat of hair pasted on his chest ... The play then moves into a flashback structure, which Schisgal handles with consummate skill, moving back and forth from the present to Brooklyn high school days, a quick trip to San Francisco and a...
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Although many writers blend autobiography and fiction, few have been so forthright in admitting it as Gustave Flaubert. Reflecting on his legendary novel and protagonist, he wrote: "Madame Bovary, c'est moi." Emma Bovary has become an icon for casual readers and feminists alike, but, as Dacia Maraini argues, she is one of the most problematic, though fascinating, female protagonists in modern literature. In this lively, learned, and very personal...
15) The comic hero
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This lively book is a portrayal and a celebration of the hero in comedy, from ancient Greek literature to modern American fiction. Robert Torrance shows us a hero who survives by continually changing, who cherishes what others mock and commands assent by adherence to the truth of his own invention. The comic hero makes his debut as Homer's resourceful Odysseus, a king in beggar's rags, and reappears as the visionary jackanapes of Aristphanies' fantasies....
16) Beyond the stars
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The third of five volumes of new scholarship on American movie conventions. The 19 essays explore cinematic representations of such material items as food, weapons, clothing, tools, technology, and art and literature. Not illustrated. No index. Paper edition (unseen), $13.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
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27 WAGONS FULL OF COTTON. Swift and passionate scene. (2 men, 1 woman.) THE PURIFICATION. Poetic drama in New Mexico. (9 men, 6 women.) THE LADY OF LARKSPUR LOTION. Powerful sketch about derelicts. (1 man, 2 women.) THE LAST OF MY SOLID GOLD WATCHES. A character sketch about a salesman. (3 men.) PORTRAIT OF A MADONNA. A sketch of a demented spinster. (4 men, 2 women.) AUTO-DA-FÉ. Tragic study of fanaticism. (1 man, 3 women.) LORD BYRON'S LOVE LETTER....
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"A ... companion to the works of Agatha Christie, this definitive biographical guide is a valuable reference for all mystery fans. 'The Agatha Christie Who's Who contains 50 original illustrations and the first complete bibliography of Agatha Christie's stories and novels. The more than 2,000 character entries are conveniently arranged in alphabetical order and completely cross-referenced.' Included are aliases, nicknames, double identities and genealogical...
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