Proust as Musician (Hardcover, New)

Does one need to know the rules of harmony to be considered a musician? Throughout A la recherche du temps perdu, and particularly ' Swann in Love', Proust displays a surprising sensitivity to the way music is heard, a sensitivity to which we owe some of the most beautiful writing on music. Through a study of the texts devoted to the Sonata and Septet of Vinteui, Jean-Jacques Nattiez demonstrates the fundamental role played by music in the evolution of the novel. He also shows how Debussy, Wagner and Beethoven provide the basis for a mystical quest whose goal is pure music and the literary absolute. Music as model for literature: this is the subject of Professor Nattiez's essay, which unravels the various musical themes running through Proust's work, and which thus constitutes a particularly clear and perceptive introduction to his writing.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 1989
First published:	1989
Authors:	Jean-Jacques Nattiez
Translators:	Derrick Puffett
Dimensions:	148 x 223 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	140
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-36349-5
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	French
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > General Books > Music > General
LSN:	0-521-36349-7
Barcode:	9780521363495

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