A Most Ingenious Paradox: The Art of Gilbert and Sullivan
- Author: Wren, Gayden
Wren's analyses of The Mikado and The Gondoliers are models of their kind...Sometimes brilliant, occasionally maddening, Wren is almost unfailingly provocative — More…
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Contents
- Introduction
- 1 Gilbert before Sullivan
- 2 Sullivan before Gilbert
- 3 Thespis
- 4 Trial by Jury
- 5 The Sorcerer
- 6 H.M.S. Pinafore
- 7 The Pirates of Penzance
- 8 Patience
- 9 Iolanthe
- 10 Princess Ida
- 11 The Mikado
- 12 Ruddigore
- 13 The Yeomen of the Guard
- 14 The Gondoliers
- 15 Utopia, Limited
- 16 The Grand Duke
- 17 Gilbert after Sullivan, Sullivan after Gilbert
- 18 Legacy
- Appendix A: The Story of the Savoy Operas
- Appendix B: Revisions to Ruddigore
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index