Music and Metamorphosis in Graeco-Roman Thought

ISBN-13: 9781316602638 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 290 str.

Connecticut) LeVen Pauline A. (Yale University

Opis

Examines questions raised, in antiquity and now, by mythical narratives about humans transforming into non-human musical beings.

Recenzje

'… a provocative, lively, far-reaching, and jam-packed book.' Sarah Nooter, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Forest: on surrounds; 2. Ringdove: on the uncanny power of performance; 3. Cicadas: on the voice; 4. Echo: on listening; 5. Reeds: on musical objects; 6. Nightingale: on expression; 7. Beetle: on rhythm.