Illustrations

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Prologue: Mixtures, Boundaries, Parallels xiii
5. Acknowledgments xxxi
6. Part 1: Metamorphoses, ancient to Modern
7. Chapter 1. Who Rules? 1
8. Chapter 2. Reigning Voices 18
9. Chapter 3. Laws and Laurels 40
10. Part 2: Mantua to Venice
11. Chapter 4. Orpheus’s Ways 53
12. Chapter 5. A Prince Decides on Naxos 71
13. Chapter 6. The Political Scenario of Monteverdi’s Venice 84
14. Chapter 7. Revealing Ulysses 101
15. Chapter 8. Spectacles 124
16. Part 3: Under French Suns
17. Chapter 9. Agitations and Absolutes 141
18. Chapter 10. In the Winds: The Decades of Pernucio And Telemachus 167
19. Chapter 11. Vertical, Horizontal 197
20. Chapter 12. Nature and Its Discontents 216
21. Part 4: Ancients in Modernity
22. Chapter 13. From Elysium to Utica 223
23. Chapter 14. From Crete to Rome 252
24. Part 5: “. . . And Although I Am No Count . . .”
25. Chapter 15 Masters and Servants 265
26. Chapter 16. Gaits of History 301
27. Chapter 17. Looking for Enlightenment 335
28. Chapter 18. Tamino’s Wonder 353
29. Appendix: “Backstage” 391
30. Notes 407
31. Select Bibliography 449
32. Index 465