We Are Living in a Patriarchal World and I Am an Archetypal Girl: A Jungian Analysis of Hector Berlioz's Les Troyens

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dc.contributor.advisorBertagnolli, Paul A.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberTurner, Katherine L.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberD'Alessandro Behr, Francesca
dc.creatorBumpass, Rhea Michelle
dc.creator.orcid0000-0002-9329-7717
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-10T21:13:33Z
dc.date.available2020-08-10T21:13:33Z
dc.date.createdAugust 2020
dc.date.issued2020-08
dc.date.submittedAugust 2020
dc.date.updated2020-08-10T21:13:33Z
dc.description.abstractCultural archetypes embody ideas, characters, and stories, which societies use to define women and assign their gender roles accordingly. The same occurs in operas. When a composer also writes the libretto, their decision about archetypal representation of their characters and musical support can reveal aspects about their own personality and opinions. Utilizing the archetypal theory of Carl Jung as a critical framework, this thesis argues that the characters in Hector Berlioz's opera, Les Troyens (1858), portray gendered archetypes, that musical topics support these archetypes, and that they ultimately reinforce Aeneas's destiny in a patriarchal, imperial society due to Berlioz acting as composer and librettist. An examination of his autobiography, Memories, provides the reasoning behind his interpretation of these characters. Three aspects of Berlioz's biographical experiences influenced Les Troyens: his relationships with women, his need to shape the narrative of his artistic career, and his interest in Napoleon III's imperialist politics.
dc.description.departmentMusic, Moores School of
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/6976
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectHector Berlioz
dc.subjectBerlioz
dc.subjectLes Troyens
dc.subjectOpera
dc.subjectFrench Grand Opera
dc.subjectNineteenth Century
dc.subjectVirgil
dc.subjectAeneid
dc.subjectDido
dc.subjectCassandra
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectCarl Jung
dc.subjectJung
dc.subjectShakespeare
dc.subjectNapoleon III
dc.subjectImperialism
dc.subjectArchetypes
dc.subjectFemale Opera Characters
dc.subjectMusical Topics
dc.subjectOmbra
dc.subjectTempesta
dc.subjectPastoral
dc.titleWe Are Living in a Patriarchal World and I Am an Archetypal Girl: A Jungian Analysis of Hector Berlioz's Les Troyens
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeKathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts
thesis.degree.departmentMusic, Moores School of
thesis.degree.disciplineMusic
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Music

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