Feminine endings : music, gender, and sexuality / Susan McClary ; with a new introduction.
| Author/creator | McClary, Susan author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, ©2002. |
| Description | xx, 220 pages : illustrations, music ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: A material girl in Bluebeard's castle -- Constructions of gender in Monteverdi's dramatic music -- Sexual politics in classical music -- Excess and frame: the musical representation of madwomen -- Getting down off the beanstalk: the presence of a woman's voice in Janika Vandervelde's Genesis II -- This is not a story my people tell: musical time and space according to Laurie Anderson -- Living to tell: Madonna's resurrection of the fleshly. |
| Abstract | When it was originally published in 1991, this book was immediately controversial for its unprecedented intermingling of cultural criticism and musical studies, an approach that came to be called the "new musicology." Through case studies of works ranging from the canonical--operas by Monteverdi and Bizet--to the contemporary--the performance art of Diamanda Galas and popular songs by Madonna--the author focuses on the ways music produces images of gender, desire, pleasure, and the body, and explores the gender-based metaphors that circulate in discourse about music. This classic work features a new introduction that discusses the critical reception the book received and the debates it has inspired. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-210) and index. |
| LCCN | 2002072791 |
| ISBN | 0816641897 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780816641895 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML82 .M38 2002 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |