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A life of Harriet Smithson Berlioz

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An edition of Fair Ophelia (1982)

Fair Ophelia

A life of Harriet Smithson Berlioz

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A biography of the Irish born Harriet Smithson, who as an actress in Paris attracted the obsessive attention of the French composer Hector Berlioz who married her.

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Cambridge University Press
Language
English
Pages
216

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Subjects
Actress, Biography, Berlioz, Actors, Music, Toneel, Acteurs, Biographies
People
Harriet Smithson Berlioz (1800-1854)
Places
Great Britain, Ireland, Paris
Times
1800-1854

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Cover of: Fair Ophelia
Fair Ophelia: A Life of Harriet Smithson Berlioz
December 11, 2003, Cambridge University Press
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Fair Ophelia: A Life of Harriet Smithson Berlioz
January 28, 1983, Cambridge University Press
Hardcover in English
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Fair Ophelia: A life of Harriet Smithson Berlioz
1982, Cambridge University Press
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Page viii
Preface Page xi
1. Childhood in Ireland Page 1
2. Years of Apprenticeship Page 13
3. The walking lady Page 32
4. Shakespeare in France Page 43
5. 'Fair Ophelia' Page 57
6. 'La Belle Irlandaise' Page 79
7. The idée fixe Page 106
8. Episodes in the life of an artist Page 127
9. Berlioz's muse Page 146
10. The tragic dénouement Page 162
11. Romantic image Page 176
Notes Page 194
Bibliography Page 204
Newspapers and periodicals Page 209
Index Page 210

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Bibliography: p. 204-208.

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Cambridge, England, New York, U.S.A., Melbourne, Australia

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
792/.028/0924, B
Library of Congress
PN2598.B577 R3 1982

The Physical Object

Format
Hardback
Pagination
xiii, 216 p. :
Number of pages
216
Dimensions
9.25 x 6.25 x .75 inches
Weight
1 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3781513M
ISBN 10
0521244218
LCCN
81021601
OCLC/WorldCat
8034756
Library Thing
1511723
Goodreads
2510811

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Harriet Smithson is known today because in 1827 she chanced to play Ophelia and Juliet in a season of English theatre in Paris; Hector Berlioz was present, fell in love with the Shakespearean image, and pursued it in his life and in his music.
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