Eduard Hanslick's On the musically beautiful : a new translation / [translated by] Lee Rothfarb and Christoph Landerer.
| Author/creator | Hanslick, Eduard author. |
| Other author | Rothfarb, Lee Allen, translator, author. |
| Other author | Landerer, Christoph, translator, author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018] |
| Description | lxxxvi, 135 pages ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Vom Musikalisch-Schòˆnen. English |
| Portion of title | On the musically beautiful |
| Contents | Aesthetics of feeling -- "Representation of feelings" is not the content of music -- Musically beautiful -- Analysis of the subjective impression of music -- Aesthetic compared to pathological perception of music -- Relation of music to nature -- Concepts "Content" and "Form" in music. |
| Abstract | This is a new translation of one of the most famous treatises on music aesthetics ever published. It comprises the most clear, readable, and accurate translation of this work to date. Preceding the text is a study guide outlining different paths through the treatise. |
| General note | Translated from the German. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-270) and index. |
| Language | Translated from the German. |
| LCCN | 2017052622 |
| ISBN | 9780190698188 hardcover ; alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 0190698187 hardcover ; alkaline paper |
| ISBN | electronic publication |