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verse, stanza, and melody in nineteenth-century opera
Part I. Versification and melodic aesthetics ; Rhythm and stanza in French and Italian librettos ; French and Italian melodic aesthetics and practice ca. 1830-1870 ; Episode: Design, middleground rhythm, and phrase -- Part II. French melody in Verdi's operas ; Jérusalem and its influence on the subsequent Italian operas ; Les Vêpres siciliennes and its influence on the subsequent Italian operas ; Don Carlos and after -- Appendix: Principal theoretical texts cited (arranged in chronological order by date of publication).
Includes bibliographical references (pages [271]-286) and index.