{"product_id":"antithetical-arts-on-the-ancient-quarrel-between-literature-and-music-9780199596294","title":"Antithetical Arts On the Ancient Quarrel Between Literature and Music","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeter Kivy presents a fascinating critical examination of the two rival ways of understanding instrumental music. He argues against 'literary' interpretation in terms of representational or narrative content, and defends musical formalism. Along the way he discusses interpretations of a range of works in the canon of absolute music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAntithetical Arts, like Kivy's earlier books, is a model of clarity and shows great historical sensitivity and engagement with the issues under discussion. * Jeanette Bicknell, Mind *\u003cbr\u003eKivy's writing style happily shares many of the characteristics of good literature - wit, elegance, clarity, clear narrative development and readability. In short, his book, apart from anything else, is a good read. To the aesthetician, it is also of great philosophical interest, amd places the current debates on musical expression within a historical context. * Elisa Galgut, Philosophical Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART I: THE FOUNDING OF FORMALISM; PART II: THE FORTUNES OF FORMALISM; PART III: THE FATE OF FORMALISM","brand":"Oxford University Press (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767043522903,"sku":"9780199596294","price":39.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780199596294.jpg?v=1758712126","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/antithetical-arts-on-the-ancient-quarrel-between-literature-and-music-9780199596294","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}