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Book SynopsisWill Kitchen is Teaching Fellow in Film Studies at the University of Southampton, UK. He is Academic Editor for the journal
Romance, Revolution and Reform. Trade ReviewWith topics ranging from the archaeology of film music to the representational politics of musicians’ biopics,
Romanticism and Film is an expansive and theoretically savvy addition to the study of the relationship between film and musical aesthetics. * Carlo Cenciarelli, Lecturer, School of Music, Cardiff University, UK *
A very high order of organisation...[this volume] addresses a real need in film musicology. * Charles Francis Leinberger, Professor of Music, The University of Texas at El Paso *
This carefully researched book is an important contribution to understanding the intersections between Romantic culture and the history of film. The author has cleverly chosen Liszt as a central focus. This provides a coherent thread through diverse topics such as the uses of Romantic music in film, cinematic representations of Romantic figures, and the impact of Romantic ideals on filmmaking.
Romanticism and Film will provoke you to rethink the relevance of Romanticism today." * David Dennen, Assistant Professor of English, Chihlee University of Technology *
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1.Culture and Transcendence: Three Explanations of Romanticism 2.The Archaeology of Film Music: Wagner, Liszt and the Symphonic Poem 3.Audio-Visual Explanations of Franz Liszt and His Music: Cultural Image and Schematic Types 4.‘Nothing untrue, simply convenient’: Song Without End (1960) and the Hollywood Composer Biopic 5.‘Piss off, Brahms!’: Lisztomania (1975) and Ken Russell in 1975 Conclusion Appendix A. Music and Language Appendix B. Wagnerian Terminology and Film Bibliography Index
