Gothic Music

The Sounds of the Uncanny

AvIsabella Van Elferen

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

Del i serien Gothic Literary Studies

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Beskrivning

Gothic Music: The Sounds of the Uncanny traces sonic Gothic from the echoing footsteps in Gothic novels to the dark soundscapes of Goth club nights. This broad perspective importantly widens the scope of Gothic music from Goth subculture to literature, film, television and video games. This book also provides the musical and theoretical definition of Gothic music that lacks in current scholarship. Whether voicing the spectral beings of early cinema, announcing virtual terrors in video games, or intensifying the nocturnal rituals of Goth, Gothic music represents the sounds of the uncanny.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-07-31
Mått:138 x 216 x 13 mm
Vikt:318 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Gothic Literary Studies
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:University of Wales Press
ISBN:9780708325131
Utmärkelser:Winner of International Gothic Association Allan Lloyd Smith Prize 2013

Utforska kategorier

Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur
Musik: stilar och genrer inom Kultur
Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Dr Isabella van Elferen is Professor of Music at Kingston University London

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"Isabella van Elferen's book is original, witty, and provocative. Her approach is anything but reductive, as her epigraph--"Il y a plenty de hors-texte"--suggests. She considers music in a variety of media and her analyses are engaging and refreshingly jargon-free. This is a work that enters boldly into critical debate and is not afraid to speculate on broader philosophical issues. Van Elferen brings insights from the discipline of musicology into the field of gothic studies and, in doing so, very much enriches it."--Emma McEvoy, Westminster University

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: 'Baleful Sounds and Wild Voices Ignored' 1. The Sound of Gothic Literature 2. Gothic Film Music: The Audiovisual Uncanny 3. Gothic Television Music: The Unhomely Home 4. Gothic Game Music: Hyperreality Haunted 5. Goth Music: Uncanny Embodied 6. The Unthinkable Sounds of the Uncanny