Music, Madness, and the Unworking of Language by John Hamilton

Music, Madness, and the Unworking of Language by John Hamilton

Considers the particular representations that link music and madness, investigating the underlying motives, preconceptions, and ideological premises that facilitate the association of these two experiences.

As a study of a literary obsession, Hamilton's book will remain a key text for those interested in the genesis of the idea of ineffable musicEighteenth Century Music [A] superb book... a living testimony that philological learning and literary sensibility can be happily compatible. -- Herbert Lindenberger Modern Language Quarterly An extremely accomplished work that provides a powerful insight into a potentially important historical topic. -- Ian Miller H-Disability

John T. Hamilton is professor of comparative literature and Germanic literature at Harvard University. The author of Soliciting Darkness: Pindar, Obscurity, and the Classical Tradition (2003), he has also published extensively on German and French literature, aesthetics, and the afterlife of classical antiquity.

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ISBN 13	9780231142205
ISBN 10	023114220X
Title	Music, Madness, and the Unworking of Language
Author	John Hamilton
Series	Columbia Themes In Philosophy Social Criticism And The Arts
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Columbia University Press
Year published	2008-05-06
Number of pages	272
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