Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Abate Metastasio - In which are Incorporated, Translations of his Principal Letters (Paperback)

This three-volume biography, first published in 1796, recounts the colourful life of the popular Italian poet and librettist Pietro Trapassi (1698 1782), better known by his pseudonym Metastasio. Charles Burney (1726 1814), a British composer and the author of a celebrated four-volume History of Music published between 1776 and 1789, interweaves his own accounts of the poet's life with Metastasio's original letters translated into English. Metastasio's posthumously published correspondence with his friends and patrons provides the essential thread to understanding his complex life and affairs. The son of a shopkeeper, Metastasio was adopted as a young boy by the director of the Arcadian Academy, Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, who was charmed by the child's extraordinary talent for improvising poetry. Volume 1 covers Metastasio's life from his early childhood until 1751, including his musical debut in Rome after his tutor's death, and the beginning of his career in Vienna.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Abate Metastasio 3 Volume Paperback Set, Volume 1
Release date:	October 2010
First published:	September 2010
Authors:	Charles Burney • Pietro Metastasio
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	460
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-01452-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Literary Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > Opera Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Western music, periods & styles > Baroque music (c 1600 to c 1750) Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 16th to 18th centuries Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Poetry & poets > General Books > Biography > Literary Books > Music > Western music, periods & styles > Baroque music (c 1600 to c 1750)
LSN:	1-108-01452-6
Barcode:	9781108014526

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