{"product_id":"three-melodramas-by-pietro-metastasio-paperback","title":"Three Melodramas by Pietro Metastasio - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePietro Metastasio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoseph G. Fucilla\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi (1698-1782) was an Italian poet and librettist, considered the most important writer of \u003ci\u003eopera seria\u003c\/i\u003e libretti. In this volume, Pietro Metastasio presents new translations of \u003ci\u003eDido Abandoned, Demetrius, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Olympiad\u003c\/i\u003e that stay close to the original form and wording. Featuring an introduction that highlights the playwright's life and significant innovations in dramatic technique as well as a short bibliography, Fucilla's translations will be of interest not only to literary scholars, but also to those concerned with the history of music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eJoseph G. Fucilla\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of Spanish and Italian at Northwestern University. He holds a doctorate from the University of Chicago and is the author of numerous studies in the language and literature of Spain and Italy, and in comparative literature. Mr. Fucilla is a member of learned academies and recipient of scholarly awards in the United States and abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50487878123757,"sku":"9780813153728","price":25.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/three-melodramas-by-pietro-metastasio-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}