Verdi's Shakespeare: Men of the Theater

Verdi's Shakespeare: Men of the Theater - Paperback

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Verdi's Shakespeare: Men of the Theater - Paperback

Verdi's Shakespeare: Men of the Theater - Paperback

by Garry Wills
$27.00
$27.00

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by Garry Wills (Author)

Look out for a new book from Garry Wills, What the Qur'an Meant, coming fall 2017.

"Riveting . . . a double-barreled salvo that hits two bull's-eyes." --The New York Times Book Review

This dazzling study of the three operas that Giuseppe Verdi adapted from Shakespeare's plays takes readers on a wonderfully engaging journey through opera, music, literature, history, and the nature of genius. Verdi's Shakespeare explores the writing and staging of Macbetto (Macbeth), Otello (Othello), and Falstaff, operas by Verdi, an Italian composer who could not read a word of English but who adored Shakespeare. Delving into the fast-paced worlds of these men and the hands-on life of the stage that at once challenged them and gave flight to their brilliance, Wills, in his inimitable way, illuminates the birth of artistic creation.

Author Biography

Garry Wills is a historian and the author of the New York Times bestsellers What Jesus Meant, Papal Sin, Why I Am a Catholic, and Why Priests?, among others. A frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books and other publications, Wills is a Pulitzer Prize winner and a professor emeritus at Northwestern University. He lives in Evanston, Illinois.

Number of Pages: 240
Dimensions: 0.7 x 7.7 x 5 IN
Publication Date: November 27, 2012
ISBN9780143122227
Author Garry Wills
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
GenreLiterature and Drama
FormatPaperback
PublishedNovember 2012
LanguageENG- English
Pages240
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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