Sounding real : musicality and American fiction at the turn of the twentieth century / Cristina L. Ruotolo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ruotolo, Cristina L., 1963-

Series:

Amer Lit Realism & Naturalism

Studies in American literary realism and naturalism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

American fiction.

Music and literature--United States--History--20th century.

Music and literature.

Music in literature.

Musicians in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (183 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examining American realist fiction as it was informed and shaped by the music of the period, Sounding Real sheds new light on the profound musical and cultural change at the turn of the twentieth century. Sounding Real by Cristina L. Ruotolo examines landmark changes in American musical standards and tastes in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries and the way they are reflected in American literature of the period. Whereas other interdisciplinary approaches to music and literature often focus on more recent popular music and black music tha

Contents:

Introduction

Not just looking: Sister Carrie's musical economy

Listening to women playing Chopin

Opera's "impossible country": figuring the American diva

James Weldon Johnson's ex-colored musician

Fictions of the American music critic

Epilogue.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-8676-9

OCLC:

852759291