The Queen's Throat : Opera, Homosexuality, and the Mystery of Desire - Softcover

The Queen's Throat Opera, Homosexuality, and the Mystery of Desire

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Dr.Bookman - Books Packaged in Cardboard
(Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.)

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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This specific softcover book is in very good condition with some light wear to the cover, edges or corners including some minor creasing but has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "Exquisitely written, I loved this book, especially the chapter on the unspeakable marriage of words and music. A very personal meditation on an art, the author does the unthinkable, merging reminisces with fragments of sometimes personal history, gently turning a kaleidescope. Each tiny list, observation, is a like a breath, repeated as one might experience in meditation. The form conforms to the content--presenting an intuition rather than a didactic explanation. The author traverses the terrain between reality and dream, the pleasurable ground which is opera. Not really about homosexuality, the author explores the nether world between homosexuality and heterosexuality, revealing a realm where dreams inhabit the same universe as daily banal life. I found it profoundly touching, deeply illuminating, exposing ancient roots. If you know how words once married to music can penetrate the ear and push the body to ecstacy, you know the mystery of which the author speaks--poetry, reminding of intimate experiences past. The author succeeds where so many have failed, resurrecting a mystical experience."; 8.3 X 5.3 X 0.9 inches; 272 pages. Seller Inventory # 14763

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