The Music of the Gothic:1789-1820

by Emma McEvoy

Book Overview

Music plays an essential role in Gothic in the years 1789-1820, but it signifies very differently at the end of the period compared with the beginning. In the 1790s, the music of Gothic novels and plays is not Gothic music; it is celebratory, calming or transcendent rather than scary. By 1820, the music of Gothic is more likely to provoke shock, discomfort and unease. Melodrama brings about this change. Its ascendancy had long-lasting effects on the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009170376
• ISBN13: 9781009170376
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 75 Pages