Women and music in the age of Austen

Soumis par Joseph Hafner le 11 Avril, 2025 - 11:12

Type de publication:

Book

Auteurs:

Zionkowski, Linda,; Hart, Miriam F.,

Source:

Bucknell University Press,, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, United States, p.xiii, 298 pages : (2024)

Numéro d'appel:

ML82

Mots-clés:

18e siècle., 18th century, 18th century., bisacsh, fast, Femmes dans l'industrie musicale, Grande-Bretagne, Grande-Bretagne., Great Britain, Great Britain., Histoire, History, History and criticism., LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 18th Century., Music, Music and literature, Music in literature, Music in literature., Musicians in literature, Musicians in literature., Musiciennes, Musiciennes dans la littérature., Musiciens dans la littérature., Musique dans la littérature., Musique et littérature, Women in the music trade, Women musicians, Women musicians in literature, Women musicians in literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-276) and index."Highlighting women's central role in the performance, composition, reception, and representation of music, Women and Music in the Age of Austen analyzes their formative and lasting effect upon Georgian culture. This interdisciplinary collection of essays from the fields of musicology, literary studies, and gender studies challenges the categories that populate conventional histories of Austen's time and marginalize the experience of women: dismantling the divisions between professional and amateur musicians, public and domestic sites of musical production, and performers and composers of music, the contributors reveal how women's widespread involvement in the Georgian musical scene allowed for their self-expression, artistic influence, and access to communities that transcended the boundaries of gender, class, and nationality. This volume's breadth of focus advances our understanding of a period that witnessed a flourishing of music, much of it brought to life by female hands and voices"--