02617nam 22005294a 450 991078326410332120230607215450.01-280-53178-90-19-534927-X0-19-530288-51-60256-457-4(CKB)1000000000029039(EBL)241407(OCoLC)59712817(SSID)ssj0000205798(PQKBManifestationID)11172575(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000205798(PQKBWorkID)10212572(PQKB)10819343(MiAaPQ)EBC241407(Au-PeEL)EBL241407(CaPaEBR)ebr10084850(CaONFJC)MIL53178(EXLCZ)99100000000002903920010323d2001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA most ingenious paradox[electronic resource] the art of Gilbert and Sullivan /Gayden WrenNew York Oxford University Press20011 online resource (409 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-514514-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-375) and index.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; IndexWritten 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 782.1/2/092Wren Gayden1961-1577119MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910783264103321A most ingenious paradox3855435UNINA