Virginia Woolf and Classical Music: Politics, Aesthetics, Form
- ISBN-10
- 1474401430
- ISBN-13
- 9781474401432
- Category
- Aesthetics in literature
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015
- Author
- Emma Sutton
Description
This groundbreaking study explores the formative influence of classical music on Woolf's writing, illustrating the importance of music to Woolf's domestic, social and creative lives.
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- 2013-09-16
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- Edinburgh University Press
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