The works of no great composer between the twentieth and thetwenty-first centuries have undergone a more spectacular reassessmentthan those of Giuseppe Verdi. His death brought a crowd ofseveral hundred thousand people to mourn not only the passing of agreat artist but also a beloved national hero. It is not surprising that afigure such as Verdi should have inspired an enormous amount ofbooks, articles, essays, and critical evaluation. Today, Verdi scholarsbuild their work on a vast foundation of earlier research. For thosewho have not spent years with Verdi literature or who may just bestarting to explore some aspect of the giant's life and works, thisfoundation may seem daunting indeed. It is primarily for theseresearchers that this volume is intended, although it is hoped thatspecialists will also find it to be useful. Its purpose is to index anddescribe some of the most significant studies about the composerand his music, presenting enough material - in a sort of stream ofconsciousness, using annotations that readers may survey the myriaddirections Verdi research has gone, ascertain the relevance ofindividual items to their individual interests, and easily pursue significantpatterns and threads in which they are interested. This Verdibiography is dealt with as a simple story to be read in one go - inwhich thoughts concerning personal and professional events in hislife flow in simplicity, while continuing to respect the importance ofchronological order.