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>Lethal Music
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Publisher:
Year:
2018
Catalog number :
45-332002
ISBN:
978-965-7763-18-6
Pages:
542
Language:
Weight:
900 gr.
Cover:
Paperback
Series:

Lethal Music

Music in the Eyes of Literature

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Synopsis

Music, which speaks in the language of tones, tends to elude attempts at a description in words. Precisely for this reason, perhaps, it has always posed a great challenge to authors, who have been writing musical works and performances throughout the generations. Contrary to what might be expected, literature is far from unanimous in praising music. Frequently, it assigns it dark powers and presents it as dangerous. This two-volume study is the most massive attempt yet to survey the moment musicaux (musical moments) of world literature. Volume I contains a thematic mapping of some 250 literary representations of music; volume II offers an in-depth analysis of 30 of them.