Freedom and the Arts: Essays on Music and Literature

by Charles Rosen

Book Overview

Is there a moment in history when a work receives its ideal interpretation? Or is negotiation always required to preserve the past and accommodate the present? The freedom of interpretation, Charles Rosen suggests in these sparkling explorations of music and literature, exists in a delicate balance with fidelity to the identity of the original work.

Rosen cautions us to avoid doctrinaire extremes when approaching art of the past. To understand...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674047524
• ISBN13: 9780674047525
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.4"