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Author Kivy, Peter.

Title Antithetical arts : on the ancient quarrel between literature and music / Peter Kivy.

Publication Info. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2009]
©2009

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 Talbott: Circulating Collection  ML3849 .K58 2009    Available  ---
Description ix, 275 pages : music ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-267) and index.
Contents part 1. The founding of formalism. First the music, and then the words ; Designs à la grecque ; Body and soul -- part 2. The fortunes of formalism. Mood and music ; Persona non grata ; Action and agency ; Shostakovich's secret? -- part 3. The fate of formalism. The failure of formalism and the failure of its foes ; Attention, ritual, and the additive strategy ; Musical morality ; Empty pleasure to the ear.
Subject Music and literature.
Music and literature.
Absolute music.
Absolute music.
ISBN 9780199562800
0199562806