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Medieval song from Aristotle to opera /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kay, Sarah (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2022.
Subjects:
Songs > Philosophy and aesthetics.
Songs > Literary themes, motives.
Songs > 500-1400 > History and criticism.
Singing > Philosophy.
Chansons > Philosophie et estheÌ?tique.
Chansons > TheÌ€mes, motifs litteÌ?raires.
Chansons > 500-1400 > Histoire et critique.
Chant > Philosophie.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval
Songs.
500-1400
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. Desiring song: sound, anachrony, and operatic reading
  • Between touch and thought
  • Voice as light
  • Breath of beasts and the ecologies of inspiration
  • Animating air
  • Sweeter than a siren: singing and the balance of enchantment
  • Imagining hearing song
  • Conclusion. Il trovatore and the future of medieval song.