TY - BOOK AU - Metastasio,Pietro AU - Fucilla,Joseph Guerin TI - Three melodramas /by Pietro Metastasio ; translated with an introduction by Joseph G. Fucilla T2 - Studies in Romance Languages SN - 9780813163871 AV - PQ4718 .T474 1981 PY - 1981/// CY - Lexington PB - University Press of Kentucky KW - Dido KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Dido abandoned.--Demetrius.--The Olympiad; 2; b N2 - Pietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi (1698--1782) was an Italian poet and librettist, considered the most important writer of opera seria libretti. In this volume, Pietro Metastasio presents new translations of Dido Abandoned, Demetrius, and The Olympiad that stay close to the original form and wording. Featuring an introduction that highlights the playwright's life and significant innovations in dramatic technique as well as a short bibliography, Fucilla's translations will be of interest not only to literary scholars, but also to those concerned with the history of music UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=938777&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -