Italian for the Opera

by Robert Stuart Thomson

Book Overview

This book focuses on "operatic" Italian (literary Italian in the classic mode) Parts of speech provide the framework, each of which is illustrated by extracts from many operas. The author works his way from the simple (nouns and articles) to the complex (past subjunctive) and clarifies points of language which non-native speakers often find troublesome: pronunciation, archaic language, convoluted syntax, datives of advantage, nuances and connotation,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0969677405
• ISBN13: 9780969677406
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Godwin Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"