Sounding real : musicality and American fiction at the turn of the twentieth century / Cristina Ruotolo.
Examining American realist fiction as it was informed and shaped by the music of the period, Sounding Real sheds new light on the profound musical and cultural change at the turn of the twentieth century. Sounding Real by Cristina L. Ruotolo examines landmark changes in American musical standards an...
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| Language: | English |
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Tuscaloosa :
University of Alabama Press,
2013.
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| Series: | Studies in American literary realism and naturalism.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Not Just Looking: Sister Carrie's Musical Economy; 2. Listening to Women Playing Chopin; 3. Opera's "Impossible Country": Figuring the American Diva; 4. James Weldon Johnson's Ex-Colored Musician; 5. Fictions of the American Music Critic; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index