{"product_id":"mozart-9780745614106","title":"Mozart","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow available in paperback, \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Mozart \u003cd\u003e\u003c\/d\u003e is a brilliant study of the great composer''s life and creative genius, written by one of the most important social thinkers of our time. In \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Mozart, \u003cd\u003e\u003c\/d\u003e Elias provides insight into this case of tragic conflict between personal creativity and the tastes of a society which sought to control it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A high-minded and learned study conveying new insight into Mozart's life and creative processes, and into how he fitted socially and professionally into the framework of his time.\" \u003ci\u003eClassical Music\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Elias is insightful about the transition from craftsman's art to artist's art and the reasons for the change in the social situation of artists. He buttresses his arguments with appropriate historical comparisons.\" \u003ci\u003eContemporary Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Elias ... has increased and enlarged our understanding not only of Mozart but of the artist in society, making us more receptive to and understanding of artistic innovation. A rewarding study in the sociology of genius.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Semantic Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Freed from jargon (whether sociological or post-Freudian), there are charming passages where Elias exhibits a certain flair for storytelling.' \u003ci\u003eAustrian History Yearbook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'The book is a delight to read, and a very valuable contribution to the literature of Mozart specifically and of artistic creativity in general.\" \u003ci\u003eFree Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"It does merit serious attention, particularly (but not only) by those who are principally interested in erecting (or resurrecting) an appropriate cultural context for Mozart's extraordinary achievement.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Music Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Sociological Reflections on Mozart.\u003c\/b\u003e . \u003cp\u003eHe Simply Gave Up and Let Go.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBourgois Musicians in Court Society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMozart Becomes a Freelance Artist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCraftsmen's Art and Artists' Art.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Artist in the Human Being.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Formative Years of a Genius.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMozart's Youth - Between Two Social Worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMozart's Revolt: from Salzburg to Vienna.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmancipation Completed: Mozart's Marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePThe Drama of Mozart's Life: a Chronology in Note Form.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Notes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditor's Afterword.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404342042967,"sku":"9780745614106","price":14.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mozart-9780745614106","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}