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UNINA9910450330903321 |
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Wren Gayden <1961-> |
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A most ingenious paradox [[electronic resource] ] : the art of Gilbert and Sullivan / / Gayden Wren |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001 |
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1-280-53178-9 |
0-19-534927-X |
0-19-530288-5 |
1-60256-457-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (409 p.) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-375) and index. |
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Contents; Introduction; 1 Gilbert before Sullivan; 2 Sullivan before Gilbert; 3 Thespis; 4 Trial By Jury; 5 The Sorcerer; 6 H. M. S. Pinafore; 7 The Pirates of Penzance; 8 Patience; 9 Iolanthe; 10 Princess Ida; 11 The Mikado; 12 Ruddigore; 13 The Yeomen of the Guard; 14 The Gondoliers; 15 Utopia, Limited; 16 The Grand Duke; 17 Gilbert after Sullivan, Sullivan after Gilbert; 18 Legacy; Appendix A: The Story of the Savoy Operas; Appendix B: Revisions to Ruddigore; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Written more than a century ago and initially regarded even by their creators as nothing more than light entertainment, the fourteen operas of Gilbert & Sullivan emerged over the course of the twentieth century as the world's most popular body of musical-theater works, ranking second only to Shakespeare in the history of English-language theater. Despite this resounding popularity and proven longevity, most books written about the duo have focused on the authors rather than the works. With this detailed examination of all fourteen operas, Gayden Wren fills this void. His bold thesis finds the |
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UNINA9910788923303321 |
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Autore |
Ignatieff Michael |
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Fire and ashes : success and failure in politics / / Michael Ignatieff |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : Harvard University Press, , 2013 |
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0-674-72967-6 |
0-674-72965-X |
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[First Harvard University Press edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (208 p.) |
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Politicians - Canada |
Political culture - Canada |
Canada Politics and government 1980- |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Hubris -- Ambition -- Fortuna -- Reading the room -- Money and language -- Responsibility and representation -- Standing -- Enemies and adversaries -- What the taxi driver said -- The calling. |
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In 2005 Michael Ignatieff left Harvard to lead Canada's Liberal Party and by 2008 was poised to become Prime Minister. It never happened. He describes what he learned from his bruising defeat about compromise and the necessity of bridging differences in a pluralist society. A reflective, compelling account of modern politics as it really is. |
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