Author : Steven Watson
Release : 2000-07-16
Genre : Literary Criticism
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 530/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Prepare for Saints by : Steven Watson
Download or read book Prepare for Saints written by Steven Watson. This book was released on 2000-07-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cultural history of a famous collaboration, Virgil Thomson's and Gertrude Stein's making of the modernist opera, Four Saints in Three Acts. Watson explores the transatlantic, commercial, racial, gay, and artistic aspects of this story (NewYork/Paris, with Kansas City thrown in for fun; Thomson's score echoes the very American rhythms of his youth). Juicy, smart, and sophisticated writing and analysis.