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Jacques Offenbach and the Paris of His Time
Siegfried Kracauer
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Description for Jacques Offenbach and the Paris of His Time
Paperback. Translator(s): David, Gwenda; Mosbacher, Eric. Num Pages: 424 pages, 28 illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; AVGC9; AVH; BGF; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. .
A biography of composer Jacques Offenbach that is also a social and cultural history of Second Empire Paris. Siegfried Kracauer's biography of the composer Jacques Offenbach is a remarkable work of social and cultural history. First published in German in 1937 and in English translation in 1938, the book uses the life and work of Offenbach as a focal point for a broad and penetrating portrayal of Second Empire Paris. Offenbach's immensely popular operettas have long been seen as part of the larger historical amnesia and escapism that pervaded Paris in the aftermath ... Read more
A biography of composer Jacques Offenbach that is also a social and cultural history of Second Empire Paris. Siegfried Kracauer's biography of the composer Jacques Offenbach is a remarkable work of social and cultural history. First published in German in 1937 and in English translation in 1938, the book uses the life and work of Offenbach as a focal point for a broad and penetrating portrayal of Second Empire Paris. Offenbach's immensely popular operettas have long been seen as part of the larger historical amnesia and escapism that pervaded Paris in the aftermath ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Zone Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
650g
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781890951313
SKU
V9781890951313
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About Siegfried Kracauer
The works of Siegfried Kracauer (1889-1966) translated into English include Theory of Film, The Salaried Masses, The Mass Ornament, History, and From Caligari to Hitler.
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