Song in the Novel by Jennifer Rushworth, Hannah Scott, Barry Ife - 9780197267745

Oxford University Press

Song in the NovelAuthor(s): Jennifer Rushworth, Hannah Scott, Barry Ife\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Oxford University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Oxford University Press\nISBN-13: 9780197267745, 978-0197267745\nSynopsis\nSong in the Novel investigates the variety of types of songs present in novels, from French romances, ballads, folk songs, opera, and opra-comique, to caf-concert music, blues and jazz, and more recent popular music. Throughout, literary scholars, musicologists, and cultural historians analyse novels written in a range of languages, including English, French, Italian, Russian, and Spanish. Using a range of interdisciplinary and comparative material, Song in the Novel explores the way that songs can be present in novels, from the inclusion of musical scores to broader practices of citation and allusion. It interrogates the function of song in the novel, considering its importance for plot, character, and setting. Finally, it addresses the reader's involvement in.