Jensen Eric Frederick (75 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Black boards quarterbound by orange with silver lettering on the spine. 388 informative and educational pages! "Although Pedro Calderón de la Barca was one of the greatest and most prolific playwrights of Spain's Golden Age, most of his nonallegorical comedias―118 in all - have remained unknown. Robert ter Horst presents here the first full-length study of these works, a sustained, meditative analysis dealing with more than 80 plays, conveying a sense of the whole of Calderón's secular theater. To approach so vast a body of literature, Mr. ter Horst examines the meaning and function in Calderón of three broad subjects - myth, honor, and history - the warp threads across which the playwright weaves a subtle tapestry of contrasts, dualities, and conflicts: the private person versus the public person, the inner realm versus the outer, masculine against feminine, poet against prince. The Calderón who emerges is a consciously consummate artist whose lifelong study was the passions of the human mind and body. In addition, he is seen as a synthesizer of his Spanish literary heritage and especially as a brilliant adapter of Cervantes' insights to the stage. Robert ter Horst's profound and far-ranging analysis sheds light on many fine works previously neglected and finds new depths in such supreme achievements as No hay cosa como callar, El segundo Escipión, and La vida es suefio.".…

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Second Edition. no owners' marks; soft cover has a short crease at the; Good+ Crisp, clean pages top left rear corner, otherwise excellent. xix, 361pp. incl. index.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 361pp. Trade paperback, VG, possibly signed by author(?) on half titlepage "To Brad, Eric", no markings in text, index, bibliography, list of works, appendices, Biography of clasical composer Robert Schumann.

Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Remainder marks on bottom end. Otherwise unmarked with minimal use. In very good dust jacket.

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Condition: Good. 1st printing. VG condition book with dust jacket. DJ is clean, has fresh colours and has little wear to edges. Book has clean and bright contents.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Contents are tight; Small amount of pencil; ex-library; covers are protected.

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,850grams, ISBN:9780195135664.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. 2014. Oxford University Press. 8vo. Hardcover. First edition. Fine in fine DJ. New.

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Schumann (2001) by Eric Frederick Jensen is the sort of book that arrives with the quiet confidence of a man in a frock coat who has no need whatsoever to raise his voice. It is not here to offer ?ten fun facts? about Robert Schumann, nor to reduce one of the 19th century?s more fascinatingly complicated composers to a few convenient adjectives like ?romantic?, ?troubled?, or ?sensitive genius?, as though that settled the matter. No, this is Oxford University Press, which means things are about to become properly substantial. Schumann himself is, of course, one of those figures who encourages a certain amount of cultural swooning. A composer, critic, pianist manqué, husband of Clara, inventor of imaginary alter egos, and patron saint of people who feel that music ought to contain at least some longing, instability, inwardness, and beautifully managed emotional weather. He is one of those artists whose life seems almost too perfectly arranged for biography: gifted, intense, literary, ambitious, brilliant, and shadowed by decline. In lesser hands this could all become unbearably melodramatic. Fortunately, Eric Frederick Jensen appears to be interested in the far more rewarding business of understanding Schumann rather than merely embalming him in reverence. This is exactly the kind of book for readers who like their musical lives explained in full, with context, evidence, nuance, and enough detail to remind you that composers do not simply appear out of the mist trailing piano pieces behind them. They have careers, influences, arguments, ambitions, disappointments, social worlds, aesthetic programmes, professional gambles, and occasionally terrible timing. The result is a portrait not of a vague Romantic icon gazing soulfully into middle distance, but of a real cultural actor moving through a very particular world of performance, criticism, publishing, taste, and German intellectual seriousness. And what a world it is. The 19th century did love a composer, but it also loved a theory, an argument, a manifesto, and a nervous collapse. Schumann fits the era rather alarmingly well. He is forever turning up at the crossroads of music and literature, public reputation and private turmoil, artistic innovation and personal fragility. Which means a proper study of him has to do several things at once: talk about the music, certainly, but also the myth, the reception, the people around him, and the extent to which later generations have been unable to resist tidying him into a legend. This book, gloriously, sounds like it knows better. There is also something very pleasing about a composer biography from Oxford University Press. It suggests seriousness without pomposity, scholarship without gimmickry, and a total refusal to apologise for expecting the reader to meet the subject halfway. This is not a glossy ?life and works? trifle for someone who vaguely enjoyed Kinderszenen once in a candlelit advert. This is for people who want Schumann in full scale: the mind, the music, the context, the contradictions. Condition: Near Fine, which feels suitably elegant for a book on a composer whose name still carries a certain cultivated glow. It sounds as though it has spent its life on the shelf of a thoughtful person who intended to become even more informed than they already were. A handsome find for music lovers, biographical omnivores, students of Romanticism, piano obsessives, and anyone drawn to that irresistible 19th-century combination of genius, criticism, idealism, and beautifully organised emotional turbulence. In short: Schumann, explained at adult length.…

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,850grams, ISBN:9780195135664.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Near mint.

Condition: Acceptable.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition.

Condition: New.

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HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Brand new book, sourced directly from publisher. Dispatch time is 24-48 hours from our warehouse. Book will be sent in robust, secure packaging to ensure it reaches you securely.

Condition: New.

Hardback. Condition: New. Nearly one hundred years after the death of its composer, the music of Claude Debussy has lost none of its breadth of appeal. With the rare ability to entice listeners on many levels, at its heart lies an engaging simplicity-one which defies traditional analysis and lends mystery to what ultimately is an extremely refined and highly personal approach to composition. Equally fascinating is Debussy's often contradictory personality--at times elusive, but always centered on his devotion to music and his ambition to create a name for himself unlike any other. Author Eric Frederick Jensen provides new insight to the man and the music in this authoritative biography. Although born into poverty, and a failure as a piano student at the Paris Conservatoire, Debussy became the most famous French composer of his day, known for his culture and refinement. His revolutionary music baffled critics but was embraced by audiences. Debussy's scandalous personal life stirred up as much controversy as his music, and his notoriety proved more harmful to his career than the unusual nature of his compositions.Jensen also explores Debussy's relationship to the arts and his career as a music critic. Debussy drew on all of the arts in his development as a composer, including poetry and painting, and his fascination with the arts has often led to his being classified as an Impressionist or Symbolist, two claims which Jensen debunks. One of the finest music critics of his time, Debussy's reviews reveal a great deal not only about his musical taste, but also about what he felt the role and function of music should be. Debussy brings together the most recent biographical research, including a revised catalogue of Debussy's compositions and the first complete edition of his correspondence. With separate, chronological sections on his life and music, Debussy is accessible to the general reader who wishes to focus on his life and personality, while providing detailed discussion of the music to musicians and students.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.