On the ‘Handel-ing’ of 1 Maccabees: Thomas Morell's use of biblical sources in the libretto of Judas Maccabaeus
The Handelian oratorio Judas Maccabaeus was produced in 1746 as a compliment to the Duke of Cumberland for suppressing the Jacobite rebellion. The librettist, Thomas Morell, based his text largely on 1 Maccabees, but whereas he followed the biblical text relatively closely in Parts II and III of the...
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2004
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Scottish journal of theology
Year: 2004, Volume: 57, Issue: 2, Pages: 125-138 |
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