British Literature and Classical Music - Cultural Contexts 1870-1945 (Hardcover)

British Literature and Classical Music explores literary representations of classical music in early 20th century British writing. Covering authors ranging from T.S. Eliot and Virginia Woolf to Aldous Huxley, H.G. Wells and D.H. Lawrence, the book examines literature produced during a period of widely proliferating philosophical, educational, and performance-oriented musical activities in both public and private settings. David Deutsch demonstrates how this proliferation caused classical music to become an increasingly vital element of British culture and a vehicle for exploring contentious issues such as social mobility, sexual freedoms, and international political rivalries. Through the use of archives of concert programs, cult novels, and letters written during the First and Second World Wars, the book examines how authors both celebrated and satirized the musicality of the lower-middle and working classes, same-sex desiring individuals, and cosmopolitan promoters of a shared European culture to depict these groups as valuable members of and - less frequently as threats to - British life.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Academic
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Historicizing Modernism
Release date:	September 2015
Authors:	David Deutsch
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-1-4742-3581-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Western music, periods & styles > 20th century music Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Music > Western music, periods & styles > 20th century music Promotions
LSN:	1-4742-3581-6
Barcode:	9781474235815

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