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The celestial twins : poetry and music through the ages

Author: H T Kirby-Smith
Publisher: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, ©1999.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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The author examines poetry from Latin, Old French, Italian, Anglo-Saxon, modern French, English, and ancient Greek, and espouses the view that "poetry of the highest order has always maintained a respectful distance from music, even while retaining some memory of musical rhythms and organization."--Jacket.
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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Kirby-Smith, H. T. (Henry Tompkins), 1938-
Celestial twins.
Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, c1999
(OCoLC)607407907
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: H T Kirby-Smith
ISBN: 1558492259 9781558492257
OCLC Number: 41096090
Description: 328 p. ; 25 cm.
Responsibility: H.T. Kirby-Smith.

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The author examines poetry from Latin, Old French, Italian, Anglo-Saxon, modern French, English, and ancient Greek, and espouses the view that "poetry of the highest order has always maintained a respectful distance from music, even while retaining some memory of musical rhythms and organization."--Jacket.

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