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Samuel Beckett, Repetition and Modern Music (Paperback)
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Samuel Beckett, Repetition and Modern Music (Paperback)
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Music abounds in twentieth- century Irish literature. Whether it be
the "thought-tormented" music of Joyce's "The Dead", the folk tunes
and opera that resound throughout Ulysses, or the four- part
threnody in Beckett's Watt, it is clear that the influence of music
on the written word in Ireland is deeply significant. Samuel
Beckett arguably went further than any other writer in the
incorporation of musical ideas into his work. Musical quotations
inhabit his texts, and structural devices such as the da capo are
metaphorically employed. Perhaps most striking is the erosion of
explicit meaning in Beckett's later prose brought about through an
extensive use of repetition, influenced by his reading of
Schopenhauer's philosophy of music. Exploring this notion of
"semantic fluidity", John McGrath discusses the ways in which
Beckett utilised extreme repetition to create texts that operate
and are received more like music. Beckett's writing has attracted
the attention of numerous contemporary composers and an
investigation into how this Beckettian "musicalized fiction" has
been retranslated into contemporary music forms the second half of
the book. Close analyses of the Beckett- inspired music of
experimental composer Morton Feldman and the structured
improvisations of avantjazz guitarist Scott Fields illustrate the
cross- genre appeal of Beckett to musicians, but also demonstrate
how repetition operates in diverse ways. Through the examination of
the pivotal role of repetition in both music and literature of the
twentieth century and beyond, John McGrath's book is a significant
contribution to the field of Word and Music Studies.
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