Cover of Music in the Words

Book 2017

Music in the Words

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group
Language
English
Published
2017
  • English literature
  • History and criticism
  • Music and literature
  • American literature
  • Music
  • Philosophy and aesthetics
  • Littérature anglaise
  • Histoire et critique

There is a strong tradition of literary analyses of the musical artwork. Simply put, musicology - any writing about music - is an attempt at making analogies between what happens within the world of sound and language itself. This document considers this analogy from the opposite perspective : authors attempting to structure words using musical forms and techniques.