Musically sublime : indeterminacy, infinity, irresolvability /
This text rewrites musically the history and philosophy of the sublime. It performs this deconstruction by juxtaposing 18th- and 19th-century conceptions of the infinite, Sehnsucht, the divided self, and unconscious drives with contemporary readings of instrumental music.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Fordham University Press,
2009.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed) |
| Summary: | This text rewrites musically the history and philosophy of the sublime. It performs this deconstruction by juxtaposing 18th- and 19th-century conceptions of the infinite, Sehnsucht, the divided self, and unconscious drives with contemporary readings of instrumental music. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 224 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-224). |
| ISBN: | 9780823235452 0823235459 9780823246472 0823246477 9780823237982 0823237982 1282699075 9781282699076 9786612699078 6612699078 9780823230648 0823230643 |