| Description |
1 online resource (298 pages) : illustrations, music |
| Contents |
Introduction. "Marriage... in the Japanese Way" -- Loti and Long : with an eyewitness account -- Madama Butterfly : a conflicted genesis -- Far West/far East : Luigi Illica's libretto -- Madama Butterfly between West and East -- Returns of the native : Madamu Batafurai in Japan -- Returns of the native : imaginative transpositions |
| Summary |
Examines post-colonial issues in Madama Butterfly, the historical background, conflicted representation of the heroine, and controversial reception in Japan |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge, viewed September 25, 2023) |
| Subject |
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Madama Butterfly.
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| SUBJECT |
Madama Butterfly (Puccini, Giacomo) fast |
| Subject |
Geishas -- Japan -- Drama -- History and criticism
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Temporary marriage -- Japan -- Drama -- History and criticism
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Orientalism in opera.
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Orientalism in opera
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Japan
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| ISBN |
1009250663 |
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1009250701 |
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9781009250665 |
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9781009250702 |
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1009250698 |
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9781009250696 |
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