" The] ongoing proliferation of new versions of "Carmen"
presents an ideal opportunity to study relationships between
literature and the performing arts. "The Fate of Carmen"
investigates these relationships, exploring in particular how and
why certain literary texts appear to renew their own textual
practices in modes of expression which are not uniquely verbal"--
"from the Introduction"
Beginning with Prosper Merimee's 1845 novella, Carmen has been
the subject of countless portrayals--from Bizet's 1874 opera, to
various dramatic, dance, and musical renditions, to the films of De
Mille, Chaplin, Lubitsch, the Marx Brothers, Preminger, Brooks,
Godard, Rossi, and Saura. In "The Fate of Carmen," Evlyn Gould
offers a comparative study of the power and variability of this
modern myth through readings that examine the cultural dilemmas
posed by the story. Exploring a range of competing representations,
Gould asks whether Carmen is a dangerous "femme fatale," a
liberated woman, or, as Nietzsche saw her, a warrior in the
vanguard of the battle between the sexes.
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