1993 National Book Critics Circle Award – Criticism Winner
![Opera in America: A Cultural History](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580973661-3092-image-3.jpg)
Opera in America: A Cultural History
John Dizikes
This text tells how opera, steeped in European aristocratic tradition, was transplanted into the democratic cultural enviroment of America. It includes vignettes of productions, personalities, audiences and theatres throughout the country from 1735 to the …
1993 National Book Critics Circle Award – Criticism Shortlist
![Authors and Owners: The Invention of Copyright](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580873501-867-image-3.jpg)
Authors and Owners: The Invention of Copyright
Mark Rose
![The Phantom Empire](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580970772-2889-image-3.jpg)
The Phantom Empire
Geoffrey O’Brien
![The Queen’s Throat](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580968082-2667-image-3.jpg)
The Queen’s Throat
Wayne Koestenbaum
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