{"product_id":"the-oxford-handbook-of-the-american-musical-paperback","title":"The Oxford Handbook of the American Musical - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaymond Knapp\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMitchell Morris\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eStacy Wolf\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of The American Musical\u003c\/em\u003e offers new and cutting-edge essays on the most important and compelling issues and topics in the growing, interdisciplinary field of musical-theater and film-musical studies. Taking the form of a \"keywords\" book, it introduces readers to the concepts and terms that define the history of the musical as a genre and that offer ways to reflect on the specific creative choices that shape musicals and their performance on stage and screen. The handbook offers a cross-section of essays written by leading experts in the field, organized within broad conceptual groups, which together capture the breadth, direction, and tone of musicals studies today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach essay traces the genealogy of the term or issue it addresses, including related issues and controversies, positions and problematizes those issues within larger bodies of scholarship, and provides specific examples drawn from shows and films. Essays both re-examine traditional topics and introduce underexplored areas. Reflecting the concerns of scholars and students alike, the authors emphasize critical and accessible perspectives, and supplement theory with concrete examples that may be accessed through links to the handbook's website. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking into account issues of composition, performance, and reception, the book's contributors bring a wide range of practical and theoretical perspectives to bear on their considerations of one of America's most lively, enduring artistic traditions. \u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of The American Musical\u003c\/em\u003e will engage all readers interested in the form, from students to scholars to fans and aficionados, as it analyses the complex relationships among the creators, performers, and audiences who sustain the genre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaymond Knapp \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor of Musicology at UCLA. His books include \u003cem\u003eSymphonic Metamorphoses: Subjectivity and Alienation in Mahler's Re-Cycled Songs \u003c\/em\u003e(2003), \u003cem\u003eThe American Musical and the Formation of National Identity \u003c\/em\u003e(2005), \u003cem\u003eThe American Musical and the Performance of Personal Identity \u003c\/em\u003e(2006), and \u003cem\u003eMusicological Identities: Essays in Honor of Susan McClary\u003c\/em\u003e (2008, co-edited with Steven Baur and Jacqueline Warwick). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMitchell Morris\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Musicology at UCLA; among his research interests are Russian \u0026amp; Soviet Music; 20th century American music; opera; gender \u0026amp; sexuality; psychoanalysis; problems of musical ethics; and ecocriticism. In addition to his scholarly work, he is also a frequent collaborator with the Los Angeles Opera. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStacy Wolf \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor in the Program in Theater and the Director of the Princeton Atelier in the Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eA Problem Like Maria: Gender and Sexuality in the American Musical \u003c\/em\u003e(2002) and \u003cem\u003eChanged for Good: A Feminist History of the Broadway Musical \u003c\/em\u003e(2011).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 482\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.01 x 9.57 x 6.71 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754036494624,"sku":"9780199987368","price":88.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e7a5878427ba9463fa105a0152ce5829.webp?v=1780031952","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-oxford-handbook-of-the-american-musical-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}