Women writing music in late eighteenth-century England
Leslie Ritchie · 2008
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"Combining new musicology trends, formal musical analysis, and literary feminist recovery work, Leslie Ritchie examines rare poetic, didactic, fictional, and musical texts written by women in late eighteenth-century Britain. She finds instances of and resistance to contemporary perceptions of music as a form of social control in works by Maria Barthelemon, Harriett Abrams, Mary Worgan, Susanna Rowson, Hannah Cowley, and Amelia Opie, among others. Whether crafting works consonant with societal ideals of charitable, natural, and national order, or re-imagining their participation in these musical aids to social harmony, women contributed significantly to the formation of British cultural identity. Ritchie's interdisciplinary book will interest scholars working in a range of fields, including gender studies, musicology, eighteenth-century British literature, and cultural studies."--Jacket.
Book details
- Year
- 2008
- Language
- English
- Series
- Performance in the long eighteenth century : Studies in theatre, music, dance
- Publisher
- Ashgate
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 269
- ISBN
- 9780754663331
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