Alcina rediviva. Transformations of an Enchantress in Early Librettos

dc.contributor.author	Hedman, Dag
dc.date.accessioned	2024-07-11T13:48:18Z
dc.date.available	2024-07-11T13:48:18Z
dc.date.issued	2019
dc.description	Dag Hedman is a Professor of Literature at the Department of Literature, History of Ideas and Religion, University of Gothenburg.	sv
dc.description.abstract	The aim of this study is to follow the transformations in eighteen librettos of the enchantress Alcina from Ludovico Ariosto’s popular chivalric epic Orlando furioso (1516–1532). The librettos used were printed in Austria, France, Great Britain and Italy 1609–1782. The texts encompass different genres like ballets, drami/drammi per musica and feste teatrali. There are several reasons for the popularity of Alcina in the theatre of the Baroque Age, among which are her contrasting moods and the possibility of spectacular scenic effects due to the frequent occurrence of magic. The study shows that whereas there is an impressive variety in the librettists’ approach to Alcina’s personality and the plots in which she is involved, there is no clear development of the topic.	sv
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/2077/82472
dc.language.iso	eng	sv
dc.publisher	LIR. journal	sv
dc.subject	Alcina	sv
dc.subject	sorceress	sv
dc.subject	character development	sv
dc.subject	libretto	sv
dc.title	Alcina rediviva. Transformations of an Enchantress in Early Librettos	sv
dc.type	Text	sv
dc.type.svep	article, peer reviewed scientific	sv

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