 Reading critics reading: opera and ballet criticism in France from the Revolution to 1848.
Author: Parker, Roger & Mary Ann Smart Published: 2001 This book is amongst the first to examine French opera and ballet criticism during the first half of the nineteenth century both as a historical and literary phenomenon. It thus provides a new and badly needed perspective for scholars and other commentators who have often been willing to treat the journalistic responses to such musical genres chiefly as a simple source of factual information. The series of essays, taken from a 1996 Oxford conference, explores the kinds of problem encountered and the types of methodology that might be employed in trying to interpret these critical responses. | 
