D.H. Lawrence, music and modernism /

This first book-length study of D. H. Lawrence's lifelong engagement with music surveys his extensive musical interests and how these permeate his writing, while also situating Lawrence within a growing body of work on music and modernism. A twin focus considers the music that shaped Lawrence&#...

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Main Author: Reid, Susan, 1965- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2019]
Series:Palgrave studies in music and literature.
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Summary:This first book-length study of D. H. Lawrence's lifelong engagement with music surveys his extensive musical interests and how these permeate his writing, while also situating Lawrence within a growing body of work on music and modernism. A twin focus considers the music that shaped Lawrence's novels and poetry, as well as contemporary developments in music that parallel his quest for new forms of expression. Comparisons are made with the music of Debussy, Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Wagner and British composers, including Bax, Holst and Vaughan Williams, and with the musical writings of Forster, Hardy, Hueffer (Ford), Nietzsche and Pound. Above all, by exploring Lawrence and music in historical context, this study aims to open up new areas for study and a place for Lawrence within the field of music and modernism.
Physical Description:xv, 243 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:3030049981
9783030049980