books.google.co.uk - "Giacomo Puccini, composer of some of the world's most popular operas, was also a literary person who based his librettos on existing works of literature. The author argues that the majority of Puccini's operas compose a grand cycle that finds its roots in the romance genre of 12th century France. This...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Romantic_World_of_Puccini.html?id=f5CTO9n3HzwC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Romantic World of Puccini