Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Greendale Greendale Neil Young,James Mazzeo Story of a multigenerational family living in California, a cop is murdered, Cousin Jed is arrested, Grandpa confronts the media, and granddaughter Sun Green becomes an environmental activist. OL16035435W
Best music writing 2010 Best music writing 2010 Daphne Carr,Ann Powers Best Music Writing has become one of the most eagerly awaited annuals out there. Celebrating the year in music writing by gathering a rich array of essays, missives, and musings on every style of mus… OL17728817W
Thriving on a riff Thriving on a riff David Murray - undifferentiated,Graham Lock This text explores the influence of jazz and blues in two key areas of cultural expression, literature and film, where these musics have often been inextricably linked with notions of racial identity… OL18784718W
Erzählte Klänge Erzählte Klänge Hans-Jürgen Benedict Die häufigen Darstellungen von klassisch-romantischer Musik in den literarischen Werken des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts waren der Anlass, der Frage des erzählten Klangs in der Literatur genauer nachzuge… OL32411550W
While the music lasts While the music lasts David A. Powell "While the Music Lasts explores the numerous ways music inhabits the texts of George Sand. Not a repertory of musical references, Powell's study examines the narrative and thematic functions of Sand'… OL4461829W
Angelic airs, subversive songs Angelic airs, subversive songs Alisa Clapp-Itnyre "Angelic Airs, Subversive Songs focuses on the novels of Elizabeth Gaskell, George Eliot, and Thomas Hardy, who present complex engagements with some of the musical genres most privileged by Victoria… OL5956263W
Spiritual, blues, and jazz people in African American fiction Spiritual, blues, and jazz people in African American fiction A. Yemisi Jimoh "In this book, A. Yemisi Jimoh demonstrates the critical influence of music on the fiction of various twentieth-century African American writers. Exploring novels and short stories by Toni Morrison, … OL6208711W
Music in the works of Broch, Mann, and Kafka Music in the works of Broch, Mann, and Kafka John Hargraves "The German Romantic critic Friedrich Schlegel saw music as a paradigm of art, and wished to bring the qualities of music to literature. Schopenhauer saw in music a direct manifestation of the Will, … OL6212623W