Music and Joy: Lessons on the Good Life

by Daniel K. L. Chua

From Confucius to Saint Augustine and Beethoven to the blues, a rediscovery of the joy that is music

"Running throughout Chua's] book is a note of playfulness that makes for lively reading even when things turn deeply philosophical."--John Check, Wall Street Journal, "Holiday Gift Books, Music"

In this revelatory book, Daniel K. L. Chua asks a simple question: Is music joy? For Chua, the answer is a resounding...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300264216
• ISBN13: 9780300264210
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"