Chopin at the Boundaries Sex, History, and Musical Genre |
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| Author:
| Kallberg, Jeffrey |
| Series title: | Convergences: Inventories of the Present Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-12791-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1998 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $53.00 |
Book Description:
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The complex cultural status of Chopin--he was a native Pole and adopted Frenchman, a male composer writing in "feminine" genres--is the subject of Kallberg's absorbing book. Combining social history, literary theory, musicology, and feminist thought, this book situates Chopin's music within the construct of his somewhat marginal sexual identity.
The complex cultural status of Chopin--he was a native Pole and adopted Frenchman, a male composer writing in "feminine" genres--is the subject of Kallberg's absorbing book. Combining social history, literary theory, musicology, and feminist thought, this book situates Chopin's music within the construct of his somewhat marginal sexual identity.