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245 10 a| Opera, or, The undoing of women /c| Catherine Clement ; translated by Betsy Wing ; foreword by Susan McClary.;

300 a| xviii, 201 pages ;c| 24 cm;

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500 a| Translation of: L'opéra, ou, La défaite des femmes, 1979.;

504 a| Includes bibliography (pages 191-193) and index.;

505 0 a| Foreword: The undoing of opera: toward a feminist criticism of music / Susan McClary -- Prelude -- Prima Donnas, or the circus of women -- Dead women -- Family affairs, or the Parents terribles -- The girls who leap into space -- Furies and gods, or wanings of the moon -- Madmen, negroes, jesters, or the heroes of deception ; The tetralogic of the ring, or the daughter done for -- Finale: In praise of paganism.;

520 a| The author analyzes the plots of over thirty prominent operas--Otello and Siegfried to Madame Butterfly and The Magic Flute--through the lenses of feminism and literary theory to unveil the negative messages about women in stories familiar to every opera listener.;

650 0 a| Women in opera.=| ^A231514;

650 0 a| Women musicians.=| ^A119528;

650 0 a| Characters and characteristics in opera.=| ^A471295;

740 0 a| Undoing of women.;

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Opera, or, The undoing of women / Catherine Clement ; translated by Betsy Wing ; foreword by Susan McClary.

Author/creator	Clément, Catherine, 1939-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©1988.
Description	xviii, 201 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects	Women in opera. Women musicians. Characters and characteristics in opera.

Uniform title	Opéra, ou, La défaite des femmes. English
Contents	Foreword: The undoing of opera: toward a feminist criticism of music / Susan McClary -- Prelude -- Prima Donnas, or the circus of women -- Dead women -- Family affairs, or the Parents terribles -- The girls who leap into space -- Furies and gods, or wanings of the moon -- Madmen, negroes, jesters, or the heroes of deception ; The tetralogic of the ring, or the daughter done for -- Finale: In praise of paganism.
Abstract	The author analyzes the plots of over thirty prominent operas--Otello and Siegfried to Madame Butterfly and The Magic Flute--through the lenses of feminism and literary theory to unveil the negative messages about women in stories familiar to every opera listener.
General note	Translation of: L'opéra, ou, La défaite des femmes, 1979.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliography (pages 191-193) and index.
Other title	Undoing of women.
LCCN	87034322
ISBN	0816616558 (pbk.) :

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