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Fresh strange music : Elizabeth Barrett Browning's language /

Elizabeth Barrett Browning evokes several figures as muses for her poetry, and one recurring type is the music master. While her writing has always been recognized as highly experimental, the influence and use of music in her work have not been fully examined. Fresh Strange Music defines the exact n...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hair, Donald S., 1937- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • 1. An essay on mind : "immortal Locke," Bacon, and "poesy's bright beams"
  • 2. "The harmony of verse"
  • 3. Tongues of angels, echoes of paradise
  • 4. The romance of English poetry
  • 5. Speech, silence, and "perplexed music" in Poems (1844)
  • 6. "My rhymatology" : rhyme, rhythm, and world harmony
  • 7. The language of prophecy : Casa Guidi windows
  • 8. "The rhythmic turbulence/of blood and brain" : Aurora Leigh
  • 9. Blessings, curses, and sweet music
  • Overview and conclusion.