Brigid Brophy first published her passionate, profoundly original "Mozart the Dramatist" in 1964, revisiting it subsequently in 1988. Organised by theme, the text offers brilliant readings of Mozart's five most famous operas - "Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail," "Le Nozze di Figaro," "Don Giovanni," "Cosi fan tutte," and "Die Zauberflote" - while a 1988 preface reconsiders "Idomeneo" and "La Clemenza di Tito." Brophy's analysis is richly informed by her readings and interests in psychoanalysis, myth, and relations between the sexes, but her stress above all is on Mozart's 'unique excellence', his 'double supremacy' both as a 'classical' and 'psychological' artist.
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'"An illuminating, invigorating, thought-provoking and profoundly human book, of immense value to any lover of Mozart.' Jane Glover
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'No one has ever written better on Mozart.' Peter Conrad, "Observer"
'Immensely enjoyable.' Peter Gay, "London Review of Books"
- ISBN10 0306803895
- ISBN13 9780306803895
- Publish Date 21 March 1990 (first published December 1964)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 17 October 2003
- Publish Country US
- Publisher INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Imprint Da Capo Press Inc
- Edition Rev W/A Pref ed.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 332
- Language English