Search results for ""Author Meirion Hughes""
Llygad Gwalch Cyf Compact Wales: Rumours and Oddities from North
Book SynopsisA selection of folklore, myths and ghost stories from Wales. Readers will find it both informative and entertaining. There are stories that shock. Others touch the heart. The characters will either haunt you or tickle you, but most of all they will make you want to visit the many places of interest mentioned in this book.
£9.33
Manchester University Press Liszts Chopin
Book SynopsisMeirion Hughes combines a new translation of the first edition with an introduction that places the work in its cultural and political context -- .Table of ContentsList of figuresAcknowledgementsTranslator’s noteLiszt’s ‘Chopin’ Part One: IntroductionI. ‘Comrades’ and ‘Friends’II. ‘Men of the Future’III. Voices IV. Some Contexts and Conclusions Part Two: TextF.Chopin Chapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Bibliography
£72.25
Manchester University Press Liszts Chopin
Book SynopsisMeirion Hughes combines a new translation of the first edition with an introduction that places the work in its cultural and political context -- .Table of ContentsList of figuresAcknowledgementsTranslator’s noteLiszt’s ‘Chopin’ Part One: IntroductionI. ‘Comrades’ and ‘Friends’II. ‘Men of the Future’III. Voices IV. Some Contexts and Conclusions Part Two: TextF.Chopin Chapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Bibliography
£18.99
Manchester University Press English Musical Renaissance 18401940 Music and
Book SynopsisThis work argues that research into the cultural history of music can significantly help our understanding of the evolution of English national identity. It identifies the intellectual, social and political assumptions which surrounded English music in the early part of the 20th century.Trade Review"'Our music, as at the Proms, confirms an ironic chauvinism or encourages a cosy insularity. This book, very eloquently, sets it all down.' Anthony Burgess; 'A quite remarkable book, remarkable in its wealth of cultural cross-reference and in the bouncy exuberance with which it is written... An invaluable correction to all that has gone before.' English Historical Review"Table of ContentsPart one: The history and politics of the Renaissance1. Renaissance and Reformation (1840-94)2. A troubled inheritance (1895-1914)3. War, post-war, pre-war, more war (1914-40)Part two: Aspects of cultural formation4. Being beastly to the Hun5. Crusading for national music6. Slaying the false prophets7. Becoming transfigured
£18.99
