Rethinking Schumann

by Laura Tunbridge and Roe-Min Kok

Book Overview

A provocative re-examination of a major romantic composer, Rethinking Schumann provides fresh approaches to Schumann's oeuvre and its reception from the perspectives of literature, visual arts, cultural history, performance studies, dance, and film. Traditionally, research has focused on biographical links between the composer and his music, encouraging the assumption that Schumann was solitary, divorced from reality, and frequently associated with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195393864
• ISBN13: 9780195393866
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"