Jacques Offenbach and the Paris of His Time

by Siegfried Kracauer

Book Overview

A biography of composer Jacques Offenbach that is also a social and cultural history of Second Empire Paris.

Siegfried Kracauer's biography of the composer Jacques Offenbach is a remarkable work of social and cultural history. First published in German in 1937 and in English translation in 1938, the book uses the life and work of Offenbach as a focal point for a broad and penetrating portrayal of Second Empire Paris.

Offenbach's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1890951315
• ISBN13: 9781890951313
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Zone Books
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher