The Organist in Victorian Literature
The book examines the perception of the organist as the most influential musical figure in Victorian society through the writings of Thomas Hardy and Robert Browning. This will be the first book in the burgeoning area of research into the relationship of music and literature that examines the societal perceptions of a figure central to civic life in Victorian England.

This book is deliberately interdisciplinary and will be of special interest to literature scholars and students of Victorian studies, culture, society, religion, gender studies, and music. However, the nature of the text does not require specialist knowledge of music.

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The Organist in Victorian Literature
The book examines the perception of the organist as the most influential musical figure in Victorian society through the writings of Thomas Hardy and Robert Browning. This will be the first book in the burgeoning area of research into the relationship of music and literature that examines the societal perceptions of a figure central to civic life in Victorian England.

This book is deliberately interdisciplinary and will be of special interest to literature scholars and students of Victorian studies, culture, society, religion, gender studies, and music. However, the nature of the text does not require specialist knowledge of music.

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The Organist in Victorian Literature

The Organist in Victorian Literature

by Iain Quinn
The Organist in Victorian Literature

The Organist in Victorian Literature

by Iain Quinn

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Overview

The book examines the perception of the organist as the most influential musical figure in Victorian society through the writings of Thomas Hardy and Robert Browning. This will be the first book in the burgeoning area of research into the relationship of music and literature that examines the societal perceptions of a figure central to civic life in Victorian England.

This book is deliberately interdisciplinary and will be of special interest to literature scholars and students of Victorian studies, culture, society, religion, gender studies, and music. However, the nature of the text does not require specialist knowledge of music.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9783319492223
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Publication date: 01/10/2017
Series: Palgrave Studies in Music and Literature
Edition description: 1st ed. 2017
Pages: 109
Product dimensions: 5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x (d)

About the Author

Iain Quinn is Assistant Professor of Organ at The Florida State University, USA. His previous publications are focused on nineteenth and early twentieth century studies in the form of articles, critical editions and commercial recordings. He is the author of The Genesis and Development of an English Organ Sonata (2016).

Table of Contents

.-1 Introduction.-2 Robert Browning’s ‘Abt Vogler':The Organist as Improviser and Divine Servant.-3 Saint or Siren: Thomas Hardy, Gendered Perception and the Sacred Setting

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