Divine arabesque : the influence of Poe, Wagner, and Baudelaire on Debussy's modernist aesthetics / Matthew Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Matthew, 1957- Author.

Contributor:

JSTOR (Online Service)

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918--Criticism and interpretation.

Debussy, Claude.

Baudelaire, Charles, 1821-1867--Influence.

Baudelaire, Charles.

Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849--Influence.

Poe, Edgar Allan.

Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883--Influence.

Wagner, Richard.

Arabesques.

Music and literature.

Symbolism (Literary movement).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (542 pages) : illustrations (black and white), music.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana, USA : Indiana University Press, 2026.

Language Note:

In English, with some text in French.

Contents:

I: Preliminaries. Introduction: Debussy's concept of the musical arabesque; Arabesques, moresques, and grotesques

II: Decoration and Counterpoint. Debussy's Première arabesque and the legacy of J. S. Bach; Exoticism, escapism, and ennui; Prélude à 'L'Après-midi d'un faune'

III: Part and Whole. "A premeditated design"; La Mer and the case of the missing fanfares; Bitten by the tarantella: Debussy and self-generating form

IV: Borrowing and self-generation. Pélleas et Mélisande, arabesques, and texts within texts; Fake beards and false moustaches; Jeux: poetry as dance

V: Emotions and images. "Les miroirs ternis"; Debussy's cinematic obsessions; Arabesques as confessions

Conclusions : Coming full circle.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Online version Brown, Matthew Divine arabesque

ISBN:

9780253074584 (electronic bk.)

0253074584 (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

40033217360

CIPO000355364

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.