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Zusatztext 'The book usefully draws together most of the current thinking on Hoffmann... Chantler's strength lies on the level of detailed textual exegesis with reference to Romantic literary theory and philosophy. Here she is commendably thorough.' Music and Letters 'Taken as a whole! Chantler's book probes the reaches of Hoffmann's literary and musical compositions as they pursue poetic ideals while attempting to synthesize the old and new in his artfully-ordered! ironic chaos.' Notes Informationen zum Autor Abigail Chantler has taught at Lancaster University and the Royal Northern College of Music! and has held two Lectureships in the School of Music at Trinity College Dublin. She has also been the recipient of a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship from the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences! and of a Stipendium from the Deutsche Akademischer Austausch Dienst. She has broad research interests in musical aesthetics and musical historiography! and is currently preparing a Companion to Musical Aesthetics for Continuum. Klappentext ETA Hoffmann is widely known as the author of fantastic tales. This book examines Hoffmann's aesthetic thought within the context of the history of ideas of the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries! and explores the relationship between his musical aesthetics and compositional practice. Zusammenfassung ETA Hoffmann is widely known as the author of fantastic tales. This book examines Hoffmann's aesthetic thought within the context of the history of ideas of the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries, and explores the relationship between his musical aesthetics and compositional practice. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Introduction; Art religion; Hoffmann's romantic poetry; Hoffmann's musical hermeneutics revisited; Romantic musical historiography; Romantic opera; Musical taste and ideology; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index. ...
