Music and Poetry in the Early Tudor Court

by John Stevens

First published in 1962, John Stevens' book examines the complex interplay between lyrical and musical compositions in the courts of Henry VII and VIII. One of the persistent problems for the reader of an English lyric is this: was the poem meant to be sung? and if so, how did music affect the writing, and how should it affect our reading of the poem? Stevens aims to answer these questions by challenging the notion of a traditional union between music...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521294177
• ISBN13: 9780521294171
• Release Date: June 1979
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"