Seeking the sacred: Edward Elgar's 'Caractacus' and surpassing the Roman empire
Blunnie, Róisín 
ORCID: 0000-0002-6626-010X
(2016)
Seeking the sacred: Edward Elgar's 'Caractacus' and surpassing the Roman empire.
Religion, Education, and the Arts, 10
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pp. 28-46.
ISSN 1649-3591
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Abstract
This article explores Edward Elgar's attempts to ascribe Christian traits to the pagan king, Caractacus, in the cantata 'Caractacus' (1898), in an attempt to portray the late-Victorian British Empire as superior to the ancient Roman Empire.
| Item Type: | Article (Published) |
|---|---|
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Subjects: | Humanities > Culture |
| DCU Faculties and Centres: | DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Science > School of Theology, Philosophy, & Music |
| Publisher: | Mater Dei Institute |
| Copyright Information: | © 2016 The Author |
| Use License: | This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License |
| ID Code: | 23380 |
| Deposited On: | 29 May 2019 15:52 by Roisin Blunnie . Last Modified 30 May 2019 09:01 |
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