A greatly expanded edition of the National Book Award-winning masterpiece by a world-class pianist and writer on music. This outstanding book treating the three most beloved composers of the Vienna School is basic to any study of Classical-era music. Drawing on his rich experience and intimate familiarity with the works of these giants, Charles Rosen presents his keen insights in clear and persuasive language.
Features a 50-page "who's who" glossary of classical mythological characters—from both the Greek and Roman versions. An updated look at recent movies and television series' based on mythology, including Helen of Troy, HBO's animated Odyssey, and the Disney Channel's Hercules.
The Origins of Criticism: Literary Culture and Poetic Theory in Classical Greece
By "literary criticism" we usually mean a self-conscious act involving the technical and aesthetic appraisal, by individuals, of autonomous works of art. Aristotle and Plato come to mind. The word "social" does not. Yet, as this book shows, it should-if, that is, we wish to understand where literary criticism as we think of it today came from.
Classical Music covers 300 composers, includes analysis of 40 major works, and looks at every musical genre, style, and form, including instruments, ensembles, and conductors.
These lavishly illustrated handbooks cover everything you need to know on subjects ranging from classical music and hiking to learning how to golf or play the guitar.
World Literature and Its Times, Volume 8 Classical Literature and Its Times: Profiles of Notable Literary Works and the Historical Events That Influenced Them Classical Literature and Its Times, the eighth Volume of World Literature and Its Times, is a collaborative effort that progressed through several stages of development, each monitored by outstanding experts in ancient Greek and Roman literature and history.
