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Shakespeare's musical imagery

By William , Shakespeare , William; Shakespeare , William; Wilson , Christopher R.; Shakespeare

Book information

Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic;Continuum
Year
2011
ISBN
1847064957, 978-1-84706-495-0, 9781441188472, 1441188479
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1777679 bytes)
Series
Continuum Shakespeare studies
Edition
1
Pages
259\272
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
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Description

Music pervades Shakespeare'swork. In addition to vocal songs and numerous instrumental cues there arethousands of references to music throughout the plays and many of the poems.This book discusses Shakespeare's musical imagery according to categories definedby occurrence in the plays and poems. In turn, these categories depend on theirearly modern usage and significance. Thus, instruments such as lute and violdeserve special attention just as Renaissance ideas relating to musicalphilosophy and pedagogical theory need contextual explanation. The objective isto locate Shakespeare's musical imagery, reference and metaphor in itsimmediate context in a play or poem and explain its meaning. Discussion andexplanation of the musical imagery suggests a range of possible dramatic andpoetic purposes these musical references serve.

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