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The Cultural Politics of Opera, 1720-1742 : The Era of Walpole, Pope and Handel / Thomas McGeary.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McGeary, Thomas.
- Series:
- Music in Britain, 1600-2000 ; v.34.
- Music in Britain, 1600-2000 Series ; v.34
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Opera--Great Britain.
- Opera.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Pres, an imprint of Boydell & Brewer, [2024]
- Contents:
- Note to the Reader
- Introduction: Opera and Cultural Politics
- Chapter 1 Rise of Walpole and the Whig Oligarchy
- Chapter 2 The Royal Academy of Music and Its Audience
- Chapter 3 Bolingbroke and the Political Opposition
- Chapter 4 Opera and the Luxury Debate
- Chapter 5 Excise and the Patriot Opposition
- Chapter 6 Opera of the Nobility and the Furor Farinellicus
- Chapter 7 From Excise to the War of Jenkins' Ear
- Chapter 8 A Patriot Vision for Dramatic Music
- Chapter 9 Opera and the Politics of Taste
- Chapter 10 Opera in Formal Verse Satire
- Chapter 11 War of Jenkins' Ear and the Fall of Walpole
- Chapter 12 The New Dunciad: Opera and the Triumph of Dulness
- Coda: The Cultural Work of Opera
- Bibliography
- Index
- Previous volumes
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 26, 2024).
- Other Format:
- Print version: McGeary, Thomas The Cultural Politics of Opera, 1720-1742
- ISBN:
- 9781805433941
- 1805433946
- 9781805433934
- 1805433938
- Publisher Number:
- 40032466576
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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