Singing to the Lyre in Renaissance Italy Memory, Performance, and Oral Poetry |
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| Author:
| Wilson, Blake |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-73841-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2021 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $51.99 |
Book Description:
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Vernacular poetry in Renaissance Italy was typically created and disseminated by improvising singer-poets. This is the first comprehensive study of cantare ad lyram (singing to the lyre), the dominant form of solo singing in Italy prior to the mid-sixteenth century, and of the related oral practices of memory and improvisation.
Vernacular poetry in Renaissance Italy was typically created and disseminated by improvising singer-poets. This is the first comprehensive study of cantare ad lyram (singing to the lyre), the dominant form of solo singing in Italy prior to the mid-sixteenth century, and of the related oral practices of memory and improvisation.