Author : Katherine R. Larson
Release : 2019-08-29
Genre : Ballads, English
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 78X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Matter of Song in Early Modern England by : Katherine R. Larson
Download or read book The Matter of Song in Early Modern England written by Katherine R. Larson. This book was released on 2019-08-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume treats early modern song as a musical and embodied practice and considers the implications of reading song not just as lyric text, but as a musical phenomenon that is the product of the singing body. It draws on a variety of genres, from theatre to psalm translations, sonnets and lyrics, and household drama to courtly masques.