Musical Backgrounds for English Literature: 1580-1650Rutgers University Press, 1962 - 292 pages The author traces the history of metaphysical ideas about music and explores the place of these in the poetry of Milton. |
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Page 127
... Greek sculpture and a large body of literature remained , but for the musician interested in ancient musical style - the manner in which the Greek bard had sung his own words or the method of presenting Greek tragedy - there remained ...
... Greek sculpture and a large body of literature remained , but for the musician interested in ancient musical style - the manner in which the Greek bard had sung his own words or the method of presenting Greek tragedy - there remained ...
Page 220
... Greeks and “ still in use among the Italians . " He implied that there was common in Italy in his day an imitation of Greek drama that differed from similar efforts elsewhere in the handling of the chorus . The phrase " still in use ...
... Greeks and “ still in use among the Italians . " He implied that there was common in Italy in his day an imitation of Greek drama that differed from similar efforts elsewhere in the handling of the chorus . The phrase " still in use ...
Page 226
... Greek . The chorus does not speak until the second scene , where it begins with a long choral ode , as does the chorus in Samson , and throughout the pursuant alternat- ing of solo dialogue with choral , there is striking similarity ...
... Greek . The chorus does not speak until the second scene , where it begins with a long choral ode , as does the chorus in Samson , and throughout the pursuant alternat- ing of solo dialogue with choral , there is striking similarity ...
Contents
A World of Instruments | 1 |
A Book of Knowledge | 21 |
A Religious Controversy | 47 |
Copyright | |
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Musical Backgrounds for English Literature: 1580-1650 (Classic Reprint) Gretchen Ludke Finney No preview available - 2018 |
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