Download or read book The German Popular Play ‘Atis' and the Venetian Opera written by Mary Beare and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-06-12 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1938, this book presents an account of the conversion of Italian operas into popular plays in the German language during the period 1675-1722. The account is based around a historical study of the play Atis, inquiring into its sources and providing information on the form and stage setting of the foreign operas it resembles. Illustrative figures, textual notes and a detailed bibliography are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in German drama and its relationship with Italian operas.