Grundlegung einer Librettologie: Musik- und Lesetext am Beispiel der ‚Alceste‘-Opern vom Barock bis zu C.M. Wieland

Rescued from its status as a marginal genre, the libretto reveals its aesthetic qualities and far-reaching importance in German and European literature and literary discourses. Written for the expert or beginner, this volume introduces the libretto text as a work of art in its own right and shows the impact of the libretto in structuring the transmedial nature of opera as a genre.