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Joseph M. Ortiz - Broken Harmony: Shakespeare and the Politics of Music - 9780801449314 - V9780801449314
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Broken Harmony: Shakespeare and the Politics of Music

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Description for Broken Harmony: Shakespeare and the Politics of Music Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 548.

Music was a subject of considerable debate during the Renaissance. The notion that music could be interpreted in a meaningful way clashed regularly with evidence that music was in fact profoundly promiscuous in its application and effects. Subsequently, much writing in the period reflects a desire to ward off music’s illegibility rather than come to terms with its actual effects. In Broken Harmony Joseph M. Ortiz revises our understanding of music’s relationship to language in Renaissance England. In the process he shows the degree to which discussions of music were ideologically and politically charged.

Offering a historically nuanced account ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801449314
SKU
V9780801449314
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99-1

About Joseph M. Ortiz
Joseph M. Ortiz is Assistant Professor of English at the State University of New York, The College at Brockport.

Reviews for Broken Harmony: Shakespeare and the Politics of Music
Ortiz's goal is to reexamine all the concepts related to and about music in Renaissance England and specifically to argue that Shakespeare challenges many of the concepts that were carried over from medieval notions and viewpoints.... It is a fascinating approach and historical perspective that has been lost on previous scholarship in this area.... This is an important contribution to ... Read more

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