Emerson C., Oldani R.W. Modest Musorgsky and Boris Godunov. Myths, Realities, Reconsiderations

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. - 339 p. - ISBN: 0-521-361931Preface and acknowledgments
Background
Tsar Boris in history
Musorgsky’s literary sources, Karamzin and Pushkin
Narrative and musical synopsis of the opera
History of the composition, rejection, revision, and acceptance of Boris Godunov
A tale of two productions — St. Petersburg (1874-1882), Paris (1908)
Entr’acte
Boris and the censor: documents
The opera through the years: selected texts in criticism
Interpretation
The Boris libretto as a formal, literary, and historical problem
The music
Boris Godunov during the jubilee decade: the 1980s and beyond
Notes
Discography
Select bibliography