The Essential Phantom of the Opera: The Definitive, Annotated Edition of Gaston Leroux's Classic Novel (Essentials) - Softcover

Leroux, Gaston

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0452273862 ISBN 13: 9780452273863

Publisher: Plume, 1996

Synopsis

Here is the most comprehensive edition ever produced of the classic 1911 novel of romance, mystery, and psychological suspense, now presented in a brand-new translation from the original French by Leonard Wolf, fully annotated with thousands of facts, biographical information, and legends.
The essential Phantom of the Opera also includes a major new introductory essay by noted authority on Gothic literature Leonard Wolf which connects the adventurous, sensational life of Gaston Leroux, cultural and social forces of turn-of-the-century Paris, classical myth, and other elements that enrich and illuminate the text of the novel; a complete filmography of Phantom films and a chronology of major dramatic and musical adaptations for the stage, including Andrew Lloyd Webber's hugely successful musical; dozens of illustrations, including photographs of the Opera Garnier, which provides the magnificent setting of the novel, reproductions of the covers of the early French editions of The Phantom of the Opera, plus stunning line drawings by Max Douglas throughout; and a full bibliography of works by and about Gaston Leroux, including critical works on The Phantom of the Opera.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

Edition details

• Publisher: Plume
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0452273862
• ISBN 13: 9780452273863
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: Wolf Leonard