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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Abate Metastasio - In which are Incorporated, Translations of his Principal Letters (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,430
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Abate Metastasio - In which are Incorporated, Translations of his Principal Letters...

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

Charles Burney, Pietro Metastasio

Series: Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Abate Metastasio 3 Volume Paperback Set, Volume 2

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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 2 covers Metastasio's successful Viennese career from 1751 to 1770, and includes the bulk of his correspondence with his friend the famous castrato Farinelli.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Abate Metastasio 3 Volume Paperback Set, Volume 2
Release date: October 2010
First published: September 2010
Authors: Charles Burney • Pietro Metastasio
Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 140mm (L x W x H)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 458
ISBN-13: 978-1-108-01465-6
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)
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LSN: 1-108-01465-8
Barcode: 9781108014656

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