UID:
almafu_9960117624402883
Format:
1 online resource (xi, 203 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
0-9933774-1-6
Series Statement:
Defining opera
Content:
The retired psychiatrist and former music graduate John Cordingly examines twelve operatic heroes under six sub-categories of personality disorder. He justifies his view that they are not 'mad' by tracing the histories of mental disorder, sexuality and Byronism, and by placing each opera within its cultural context. He also considers what professional treatment is needed according to modern criteria. 〈BR〉〈BR〉 His gallery of heroes includes the hubristic Otello and Godunov, the psychopathic Iago and Claggart, the schizoid Wozzeck and Grimes, the borderline Werther and Herman, the narcissisticDon Giovanni and Onegin, and the repressed and melancholic Faust and Aschenbach. Each is considered within the overall design of their respective work. Cordingly also probes the reception of each opera and draws comparisons with cases from life. The book is a landmark in being the first of its kind and weaves a fascinating tapestry of concerns. It is also eminently readable.〈BR〉〈BR〉 JOHN CORDINGLY (author) is a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. CLAIRE SEYMOUR (editor) is Head of Senior College at Queen's College London and the author of 〈I〉The Operas of Benjamin Britten〈/I〉 [Boydell Press].
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 May 2017).
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Editor’s Introduction --
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Publisher’s Note --
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1 Disordered not Mad --
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2 The Flawed Personality: Otello and Boris --
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3 The Psychopathic Personality: Iago and Claggart --
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4 The (Paranoid) Schizoid Personality: Wozzeck and Grimes --
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5 The Borderline Personality: Werther and Hermann --
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6 The Histrionic and Narcissistic Personality: Don Giovanni and Onegin --
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7 The Depressed Personality: Faust and Aschenbach --
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Epilogue --
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Appendix: Backgrounds to Personality Disorder --
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Operas with a Significant Portrayal of Madness --
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Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-9931983-2-5
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9780993377419
URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9780993377419/type/BOOK
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