Epistrophies: Jazz and the Literary Imagination
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Harvard University PressISBN-13:9780674055438ISBN-10:674055438UPC:9780674055438Book Category:Literary Criticism, Music, HistoryBook Subcategory:American, Genres & Styles, African American & BlackBook Topic:African American & Black, JazzSize:9.50 x 6.40 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.4021Product ID:SCXERF76QV
Epistrophies: Jazz and the Literary Imagination
In 1941 Thelonious Monk and Kenny Clarke copyrighted "Epistrophy," one of the best-known compositions of the bebop era. The song's title refers to a literary device--the repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses--that is echoed in the construction of the melody. Written two decades later, Amiri Baraka's poem "Epistrophe" alludes slyly to Monk's tune. Whether it is composers...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Harvard University PressISBN-13:9780674055438ISBN-10:674055438UPC:9780674055438Book Category:Literary Criticism, Music, HistoryBook Subcategory:American, Genres & Styles, African American & BlackBook Topic:African American & Black, JazzSize:9.50 x 6.40 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.4021Product ID:SCXERF76QV
Edwards, Brent Hayes: - Brent Hayes Edwards is Professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University.
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