Opera and Republican Virtue
"Beethoven's "Fidelio
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6299681 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Bokina (Department of Political Science, The University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, Texas 78539, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 101-116 |
| Publication date | 1991-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-5121 • E-ISSN: 1460-373X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/019251219101200202 |
| OpenAlex | W2155859729 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 14 |
The material and cultural influences which engender an era's formal works of political theory are no strangers to the opera house. In this essay, I analyze Beethoven's opera Fidelio as a political text influenced by the republican ideas of the later Enlightenment and the French Revolution. The republicanism of Fidelio lies not so much in its depiction of political institutions. It lies rather in the opera's emphasis on republican virtue. This virtue consists of gendered sets of patriotic habits, attitudes, and practices
Aesthetics · Art · Cultural revolution · Depiction · Enlightenment · Epistemology · Literature · Opera · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Virtue · Diverse Music Education Insights · Law · Music History and Culture · Musicology and Musical Analysis · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.27 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |