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Zusatztext '... [Rosa Newmarch's] literary accomplishments made her the first and foremost authority on Russian music and culture in England (and the only such woman in England or Russia) around the turn of the last century. ... she sought not only to educate the British people about Russian music and culture but also to promote music and the arts in England as a means to a more enlightened society. ... Mrs Newmarch was well overdue for a book of her own; Mr Bullock is to be congratulated for having supplied it.' The Russian Review 'Philip Bullock's considerable achievement is to weave together disparate narratives into a single study of Newmarch that uses her work on Russian music as a lens through which to view late Victorian and Edwardian English musical life! taste! politics! and social convention.' Music and Letters 'Taken as a whole! Philip Bullock's monograph is an admirably researched and well documented volume! introducing a wealth of information concerning the study of Russian music in Great Britain. ... We await his future publications with expectation.' Fontes Artis Musicae 'What is so refreshing about this book [...] is that Bullock tackles head-on the research and interpretive problems associated with Newmarch! her writings! and her readers! using this detailed observations as springboards for argument and speculation. ... Starting from first principles! Bullock offers the most thorough list to date of Newmarch's published output.' Victorian Studies 'Bullock's account of Newmarch's life and writings offers a readable and wide-ranging survey of her activities and the social context which informed her attitudes and values.' Journal of the Society for Musicology in Ireland Informationen zum Autor Philip Ross Bullock! Wadham College! Oxford! UK Zusammenfassung Looks at the life and works of Rosa Newmarch (1857-1940), one of the leading authority on Russian music and culture in late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century England. This title traces the details of Newmarch's busy life, followed by an overview of English interest in Russian culture around the turn of the century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Introduction; The invention of Rosa Newmarch; The invention of Russia; Nationalism and music; Audiences and intellectuals; Women and society; After Russia; Appendix; Bibliography; Index. ...
