Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Music Examples ix
4. Preface xiii
5. Acknowledgments xv
6. 1. Romancing the mélodie A Hugo Cycle? 1
7. 2. Ascending Parnassus Poème d’un jour, op. 21 31
8. 3. The Discovery of Music Cinq mélodies “de Venise,” op. 58 60
9. 4. Wagnerian correspondances La bonne chanson, op. 61 92
10. 5. Theatrical Song La chanson d’Ève, op. 95 132
11. 6. Writing in the Sand Le jardin clos, op. 106 170
12. 7. Neoclassical Voyages Mirages, op. 113 and L’horizon chimérique, op. 118 202
13. Notes 231
14. Bibliography 245
15. Index 253