The Musical Crowd in English Fiction, 1840- 910

The Musical Crowd in English Fiction, 1840- 910
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Download or read book The Musical Crowd in English Fiction, 1840- 910 written by Phyllis Weliver and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides insight into how musical performances contributed to emerging ideas about class and national identity. Offering a fresh reading of bestselling fictional works, drawing upon crowd theory, climate theory, ethnology, science, music reviews and books by musicians to demonstrate how these discourses were mutually constitutive.


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