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In these three librettos, Philippe Quinault turns from classical
opera to medieval legends--Renaud and Armida, Amadis and Oriana,
and Angelica and Roland--exploring the tensions between love and
glory. As usual, the dramatist relates his stories deftly with
classic simplicity. In these adaptions of traditional medieval
stories of romance, enchantment, monsters, and magic, either the
heroine (Armida or Angelica) loves the hero she should hate, or the
hero falls for an enemy enchantress, and has to be rescued from her
clutches. The love "cure" is usually effected by means of magic or
through the intervention of a fairy. Great entertainment from early
French literature
Philippe Quinault (1635-1688) was the highest paid and most
respected French librettist of his day, considered the equal of
Racine. His libretti can be read as lyrical dramas without the
music. The two plays included in this collection are retellings of
the ancient legends of the Gods by the Roman poet Ovid. In Cadmus
and Hermione, Cadmus, the founder of Thebes, rescues Hermione,
daughter of Venus and Mars, from a giant who insists on marrying
her. To accomplish this he slays a dragon and sows the creature's
teeth, which turn into warriors who fight against him. In Perseus,
the son of Jupiter rescues Andromeda from Juno's revenge, and slays
the hideous Gorgon, Medusa, with the help of the Gods. Great Greek
tragedy, of interest both to fans of the opera and of the drama.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
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++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
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++++ Th��tre, Contenant Ses Trag�dies, Com�dies Et Op�ra, Volume 1;
Th��tre, Contenant Ses Trag�dies, Com�dies Et Op�ra; Philippe
Quinault Philippe Quinault
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