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Grand Opera: Mirror of the Western Mind

Grand Opera: Mirror of the Western Mind

by EricA.Plaut (Author)

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    Hardcover 1993

    $3.25
Synopsis

Employing a combined expertise in music, opera, and psychology, Plaut investigates the meaning behind eighteen great operas and shows how the creative lives of their composers were linked to the success of their works. Lively reading. -Denver Post. Plaut's analysis should give readers new perspectives on some great operas while providing intriguing peeks into the psychological motivations of some of our cultural heroes. -Library Journal.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 333
 Publisher: Ivan R Dee, Inc
Published: 01 Oct 1993
ISBN 10: 1566630347
ISBN 13: 9781566630344

Media Reviews
Completely absorbing...an eminently readable book that flows. -- Ilana Bar-Levav * Contemporary Psychology *
Extremely timely...Plaut explores the psychological backgrounds of composers with tight precision. -- Jon Anderson * Chicago Tribune *
A fascinating book for anyone who loves opera. -- Ardis Krainik, general director, Lyric Opera of Chicago * The New York Times *
Author Bio
Dr. Eric Plaut is a practicing psychiatrist and professor of psychiatry at Northwestern University Medical School. He has been writing on the psychological aspects of opera since 1986.