{"product_id":"romanticism-and-film-9781501370953","title":"Romanticism and Film","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill Kitchen\u003c\/b\u003e is Teaching Fellow in Film Studies at the University of Southampton, UK. He is Academic Editor for the journal \u003ci\u003eRomance, Revolution and Reform. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith topics ranging from the archaeology of film music to the representational politics of musicians’ biopics, \u003ci\u003eRomanticism and Film\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis 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 *\u003cbr\u003eA 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 *\u003cbr\u003eThis 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. \u003ci\u003eRomanticism and Film\u003c\/i\u003e will provoke you to rethink the relevance of Romanticism today.\" * David Dennen, Assistant Professor of English, Chihlee University of Technology *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction  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","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52084975829335,"sku":"9781501370953","price":35.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501370953.jpg?v=1762207788","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/romanticism-and-film-9781501370953","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}