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The Organist in Victorian Literature
Iain Quinn
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Description for The Organist in Victorian Literature
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Music and Literature. Num Pages: 109 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JH; AVRG; DSA; DSBF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 288.
The book examines the perception of the organist as the most influential musical figure in Victorian society through the writings of Thomas Hardy and Robert Browning. This will be the first book in the burgeoning area of research into the relationship of music and literature that examines the societal perceptions of a figure central to civic life in Victorian England.
This book is deliberately interdisciplinary and will be of special interest to literature scholars and students of Victorian studies, culture, society, religion, gender studies, and music. However, the nature of the text does not require specialist knowledge of music.
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The book examines the perception of the organist as the most influential musical figure in Victorian society through the writings of Thomas Hardy and Robert Browning. This will be the first book in the burgeoning area of research into the relationship of music and literature that examines the societal perceptions of a figure central to civic life in Victorian England.
This book is deliberately interdisciplinary and will be of special interest to literature scholars and students of Victorian studies, culture, society, religion, gender studies, and music. However, the nature of the text does not require specialist knowledge of music.
... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
109
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Music and Literature
Number of Pages
109
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319492223
SKU
V9783319492223
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About Iain Quinn
Iain Quinn is Assistant Professor of Organ at The Florida State University, USA. His previous publications are focused on nineteenth and early twentieth century studies in the form of articles, critical editions and commercial recordings. He is the author of The Genesis and Development of an English Organ Sonata (2016).
Reviews for The Organist in Victorian Literature
“The Organist in Victorian Literature is a short but deeply researched and highly readable foray into the interaction of music, literature, gender studies, aesthetics, religion and culture. Quinn has presented the tip of what appears to be a tantalizing iceberg of musical culture in Victorian England. … HlGHLY RECOMMENDED.” (Erik W. Goldstrom, The Journal of the Association of Anglican Musicians, ... Read more