Music At the Limits

Music at the Limits brings together three decades of Edward W. Said''s essays on music. Addressing the work of a wide variety of composers and performers, Said analyses music''s social and political contexts, and provides rich and often surprising assessments. He reflects on the censorship of Wagner in Israel; the relationship between music and feminism; and the works of Beethoven, Bruckner, Rossini, Schumann, Stravinsky and others. Always eloquent and often surprising, Music at the Limits reinforces Said''s reputation as one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century.>

Info autore

Edward Said (1935-2003) was one of the founding voices of postcolonial critical theory and the author of Orientalism, one of the most impassioned and influential works in its field. One of the most high profile advocates for Palestinian rights, he was also University Professor English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, USA.

Edward Said was University Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He was the author of more than twenty books, including Orientalism, Culture and Imperialism and On Late Style and his essays and reviews appeared in newspapers and periodicals throughout the world. Edward Said died in September 2003.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Edward Said, Edward W Said, Edward W. Said, Said Edward
• Editore: Bloomsbury
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 18.05.2009
• EAN: 9780747598749
• ISBN: 978-0-7475-9874-9
• Pagine: 352
• Dimensioni: 130 mm x 197 mm x 23 mm
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Natura; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Musica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Musica > Teoria musicale, didattica musicale; Romanticism, Literary essays, Classical style, Art music, orchestral and formal music