Medieval song from Aristotle to opera / Sarah Kay.
| Author/creator | Kay, Sarah author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2022. |
| Description | xix, 270 pages : illustrations (some color), music ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| 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. |
| Abstract | Discusses songs by the troubadours, trouvères, and Guillaume de Machaut, performed live and on the page, in the context of antique, late antique, and medieval thought and poetic practice and in the light of later opera. Topics include cosmology, education, astronomy, breath, beasts, monsters, hybridity, imagination, life, and death. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-263) and index. |
| LCCN | 2021045725 |
| ISBN | 9781501763885 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1501763881 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3845 .K284 2022 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |