Antithetical arts [electronic resource] : on the ancient quarrel between literature and music / Peter Kivy. Kivy, Peter. Music and literature. Absolute music. ML3849 780.08 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Peter Kivy presents a critical examination of the two rival ways of understanding instrumental music. He argues against 'literary' interpretation in terms of representational or narrative content, and defends musical formalism. He also discusses interpretations of a range of works in the canon. Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2009. c2009. 2009 Text 1 online resource (ix, 275 p.) http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199562800.001.0001 eng