Music, madness, and the unworking of language

Music, madness, and the unworking of language /

In the romantic tradition, music is consistently associated with madness, either as cause or cure. Writers as diverse as Kleist, Hoffmann, and Nietzsche articulated this theme, which in fact reaches back to classical antiquity and continues to resonate in the modern imagination. What John Hamilton i...

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Main Author: Hamilton, John T.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2008.
Series:Columbia themes in philosophy, social criticism, and the arts.
Subjects:
Hoffmann, E. T. A. > 1776-1822
Kleist, Heinrich von > 1777-1811
Kleist, Heinrich von.
Hoffmann, Ernst T. A.
Music > Philosophy and aesthetics > History.
Music and language.
Music > Psychological aspects > History.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Classical.
MUSIC > Reference.
MUSIC > General.
Music and language
Music > Philosophy and aesthetics
Music > Psychological aspects
Literatur
Musik > Motiv
Musikphilosophie
Musikpsychologie
Musikästhetik
History
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
Table of Contents:
  • Hearing voices
  • Unequal song
  • Resounding sense
  • The most violent of the arts
  • With arts unknown before: Kleist and the power of music
  • Before and after language: Hoffmann.

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