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Phantasmagoria: A Sociology of Opera (Popular Culture Studies)
Phantasmagoria A Sociology of Opera - Popular Culture Studies Author:David T. Evans This is an exploration of contemporary discourses and practices on and around opera as a cultural form. This text examines such areas as "high art", "popular entertainment" and "star" performers. The main aim of the book is not to give a history of opera, or to be an encyclopaedia of opera, but to provide a comprehensive sociological account of ... more »opera's current socio-cultural standing, contemporary representations of opera and opera's fragmented incorporation into mass or popular commercial culture.« less