Beckett and Musicality

Discussion concerning the 'musicality' of Samuel Beckett's writing now constitutes a familiar critical trope in Beckett Studies, one that continues to be informed by the still-emerging evidence of Beckett's engagement with music throughout his personal and literary life, and by the ongoing interest of musicians in Beckett's work. The essays include

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Beckett and Musicality

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Sara Jane Bailes is a theatre-maker, writer and Reader in Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Sussex, UK. She publishes on experimental theatre and performance and is interested in ideology and compositional practices. Her monograph, Performance Theatre and the Poetics of Failure, was published in 2010. Nicholas Till is Professor of Opera and Music Theatre at the University of Sussex, UK. He works as a historian, theorist and maker of opera and music theatre. His publications include Mozart and the Enlightenment (1992) and The Cambridge Companion to Opera Studies (2012), and many studies of contemporary experimental practices.

Zusammenfassung

Discussion concerning the ’musicality’ of Samuel Beckett’s writing now constitutes a familiar critical trope in Beckett Studies, one that continues to be informed by the still-emerging evidence of Beckett’s engagement with music throughout his personal and literary life, and by the ongoing interest of musicians in Beckett’s work. The essays include

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Sara Jane Bailes, Sara Jane Till Bailes, Bailes Sara Jane, Nicholas Till, Till Nicholas
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9780367669133
• ISBN: 978-0-367-66913-3
• Seiten: 304
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Musik > Allgemeines, Lexika; MUSIC / History & Criticism, MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Theory, 20th Century, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Theatre Studies, Theory of music & musicology, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Music reviews & criticism, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Music reviews and criticism, 20th Century & Contemporary Classical Music, Art music, orchestral and formal music, Theory of music and musicology