{"product_id":"the-last-troubadours-deirdre-ogrady-9781138365131","title":"The Last Troubadours: Poetic Drama in Italian Opera, 1597-1887","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1991. At once poet, dramatist, adaptor and translator, the operatic librettist in turn expresses and mocks social convention. Deirdre O'Grady's study of the Italian operatic librettist identifies opera as a mirror of literary climates, popular taste and political aspirations. \u003ci\u003eThe Last Troubadours\u003c\/i\u003e traces the history of the Italian libretto from its courtly origin in the 16th century, through the crisis of the aristocracy and the 19th-century struggle for national unity, to the birth of social realism. Fundamental elements of Italian opera - heroic valour, cunning servants, revolutionary ardour and romantic tenderness - are considered in their historical and cultural context. Also discussed are famous lyrical and musical collaborations - of Da Ponte and Mozart, Solera and Verdi, Romani and Bellini, and Boito and Verdi. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deirdre O'Grady\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138365130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138365131\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.53d","brand":"Deirdre O'Grady","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48484292985087,"sku":"9781138365131","price":48.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_969ad64e-6c7c-4bd8-9303-7a28c3ab14a6.jpg?v=1778043406","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-last-troubadours-deirdre-ogrady-9781138365131","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}