Music, Madness, and the Unworking of Language
(Part of the Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts Series and Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts Series)
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In the romantic tradition, music is consistently associated with madness, either as cause or cure. Writers as diverse as Kleist, Hoffmann, and Nietzsche articulated this theme, which in fact reaches back to classical antiquity and continues to resonate in the modern imagination. What John Hamilton investigates in this study is the way literary, philosophical, and psychological treatments of music and madness challenge the limits of representation...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0231142218
ISBN13:9780231142212
Release Date:May 2013
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Length:272 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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Arts, Music & Photography Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections MusicCustomer Reviews
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