Music, madness, and the unworking of language / John T. Hamilton.
Music, madness, and the unworking of language / John T. Hamilton.
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Publisher
New York ; Chichester : Columbia University Press, c2008.
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N780.1/32
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English
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xviii, 252 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Hearing voices -- Unequal song -- Resounding sense -- The most violent of the arts -- With arts unknown before : Kleist and the power of music -- Before and after language : Hoffmann.
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Publisher
New York ; Chichester : Columbia University Press, c2008.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2008.
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Summary
"The gap between sensation and its verbal representation proved especially problematic for romantic writers concerned with the ineffability of selfhood. Authors who engaged in self-representation necessarily faced problems of language, which compromised the uniqueness they wished to express. Music and madness unworked the generalizing functions of...
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Music, madness, and the unworking of language / John T. Hamilton.
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Columbia themes in philosophy, social criticism, and the arts.
Columbia themes in philosophy, social criticism, and the arts.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2008.
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N780.1/32
Record Identifier
74VMQRKxEdmb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMQRKxEdmb
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ISBN
0231512546 (ebook) :
9780231142205 :
023114220X :
9780231512541 (ebook) :
DDC
780.1
MMS ID
991000445369702626
