The Memoirs of Hector Berlioz: Introduced by David Cairns (Everyman's Library Classics Series)

Hector Berlioz; David Cairns

ISBN 10: 037541391X / ISBN 13: 9780375413919

Published by Everyman's Library (edition Illustrated), 2002

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It's a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear, such as markings, highlighting, slight damage to the cover, minimal wear to the binding, etc., but they will not affect the overall reading experience.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Memoirs of Hector Berlioz: Introduced by David Cairns (Everyman's Library Classics Series)
• Publisher: Everyman's Library (edition Illustrated)
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 037541391X
• ISBN 13: 9780375413919
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Illustrated.
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

Hector Berlioz' (1803-69) autobiography is both an account of his important place in the rise of the Romantic movement and a personal testament. He tells the story of his liaison with Harriet Smithson, and his even more passionate affairs of the mind with Shakespeare, Scott, and Byron. Familiar with all the great figures of the age, Berlioz paints brilliant portraits of Liszt, Wagner, Balzac, Weber, and Rossini, among others. And through Berlioz's intimate and detailed self-revelation, there emerges a profoundly sympathetic and attractive man, driven, finally, by his overwhelming creative urges to a position of lonely eminence.

For this new Everyman's edition of The Memoirs, the translator--the composer's most admired biographer--has completely revised the text and the extensive notes to take into account the latest research.

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About the Author

David Cairns, author of the highly acclaimed biography Berlioz, has been music critic of the Spectator, The Evening Standard, The New Statesman, and The Sunday Times (London).