LEADER 02617nam 22005294a 450 001 9910783264103321 005 20230607215450.0 010 $a1-280-53178-9 010 $a0-19-534927-X 010 $a0-19-530288-5 010 $a1-60256-457-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000029039 035 $a(EBL)241407 035 $a(OCoLC)59712817 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000205798 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11172575 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000205798 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10212572 035 $a(PQKB)10819343 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC241407 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL241407 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10084850 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL53178 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000029039 100 $a20010323d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA most ingenious paradox$b[electronic resource] $ethe art of Gilbert and Sullivan /$fGayden Wren 210 $aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2001 215 $a1 online resource (409 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-514514-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 349-375) and index. 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aWritten 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 676 $a782.1/2/092 700 $aWren$b Gayden$f1961-$01577119 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910783264103321 996 $aA most ingenious paradox$93855435 997 $aUNINA