Opera in the Age of Rousseau

Historians of French politics, art, philosophy and literature have long known the tensions and fascinations of Louis XV''s reign, the 1750s in particular. David Charlton''s study comprehensively re-examines this period, from Rameau to Gluck and elucidates the long-term issues surrounding opera. Taking Rousseau''s Le Devin du Village as one narrative centrepiece, Charlton investigates this opera''s...