Music, Body, and Desire in Medieval Culture

Music, Body, and Desire in Medieval Culture
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Publisher : Stanford University Press
Total Pages : 500
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ISBN-10 : 0804740585
ISBN-13 : 9780804740586
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Book Synopsis Music, Body, and Desire in Medieval Culture by : Bruce W. Holsinger

Download or read book Music, Body, and Desire in Medieval Culture written by Bruce W. Holsinger and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ranging chronologically from the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries and thematically from Latin to vernacular literary modes, this book challenges standard assumptions about the musical cultures and philosophies of the European Middle Ages. Engaging a wide range of premodern texts and contexts, the author argues that medieval music was quintessentially a practice of the flesh. It will be of compelling interest to historians of literature, music, religion, and sexuality, as well as scholars of cultural, gender, and queer studies.


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