01288nam a2200289 a 4500 EDZ0000075162 StDuBDS 20150804193923.0 m||||||||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 091203s2009 enk fo 001 0 eng|d 9780191721298 (ebook) : No price StDuBDS StDuBDS ML3849 780.08 22 Kivy, Peter. Antithetical arts [electronic resource] : on the ancient quarrel between literature and music / Peter Kivy. Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2009. 1 online resource (ix, 275 p.) 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. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references and index. Music and literature. Absolute music. Print version 9780199562800 Oxford scholarship online http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199562800.001.0001 36740 36740