Music and the Queer Body in English Literature At the Fin De Siecle

Synthesizing music, literature and theory, Fraser Riddell reveals the importance of music in emergent queer identities at the fin de siecle. Illuminating for both students and researchers of the period, his compelling arguments for music's queer agency will fascinate anyone interested in Aestheticism, Decadence and the Bloomsbury Group.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Music, emotion and the homosexual subject; 2. Flesh: Music, masochism, queerness; 3. Voice: Disembodiment and desire; 4. Touch: Transmission, contact, connection; 5. Time: Backwards listening; Coda.

About the author

Dr Fraser Riddell is Assistant Professor in Literary Medical Humanities at Durham University. Recent publications include articles in Victorian Literature and Culture and the Journal of Victorian Culture, as well as a chapter in the Oxford Handbook of Decadence. He previously taught at Trinity College, Oxford and the University of St Andrews.

Summary

Synthesizing music, literature and theory, Fraser Riddell reveals the importance of music in emergent queer identities at the fin de siècle. Illuminating for both students and researchers of the period, his compelling arguments for music's queer agency will fascinate anyone interested in Aestheticism, Decadence and the Bloomsbury Group.

Product details

• Authors: Fraser Riddell, Fraser (University of Durham) Riddell
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9781108839204
• ISBN: 978-1-108-83920-4
• No. of pages: 250
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Music > Music theory; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Theory, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Theory of music & musicology, Gender studies, gender groups, Gay & Lesbian studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, Theory of music and musicology, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics, LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Gender Identity