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Paul Valéry and Music ; A Study of the Techniques of Composition in Valery's Poetry
by STIMPSON, Brian
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- first
- Condition
- Very Good/good
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About This Item
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1984. First Edition. Very good/good. Hardcover : pp. [vi] xi [xii] 339 : burgundy cloth boards : gilt to spine : green dust jacket with beige back, lettering in red : jacket designed by Geoff Green : jacket price clipped.
Head and tail of spine gently pushed; mild creasing to head and tail of jacket spine. ''This is the first book to investigate the full implications of Paul Valéry's interest in the relationship between music and poetry. The book is more than a survey of all that Valéry had to say on music; it examines in detail the influence of music upon his work as a poet.'' (dust jacket).
Head and tail of spine gently pushed; mild creasing to head and tail of jacket spine. ''This is the first book to investigate the full implications of Paul Valéry's interest in the relationship between music and poetry. The book is more than a survey of all that Valéry had to say on music; it examines in detail the influence of music upon his work as a poet.'' (dust jacket).
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- Bookseller
- Archives Fine Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2154
- Title
- Paul Valéry and Music ; A Study of the Techniques of Composition in Valery's Poetry
- Author
- STIMPSON, Brian
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- Poetry; music; literary criticism
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