The Celestial Twins: Poetry and Music Through the Ages

H -T Kirby-Smith

University of Massachusetts Press

2000

328 páginas

10h 56m

ISBN-13: 9781558492257

The author examines poetry from Latin, Old French, Italian, Anglo-Saxon, modern French, English, and ancient Greek, and espouses the view that "poetry of the highest order has always maintained a respectful distance from music, even while retaining some memory of musical rhythms and organization."--Jacket.