Emblems of Mind: The Inner Life of Music and Mathematics

Rothstein, Edward

ISBN 10: 0812925602 / ISBN 13: 9780812925609

Published by Times Books, New York, 1995

About this Item

8vo, 263 pp.

Seller Inventory # 050184

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Emblems of Mind: The Inner Life of Music and Mathematics
• Publisher: Times Books, New York
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0812925602
• ISBN 13: 9780812925609
• Binding: hardcover
• Edition: Later prt.
• Condition: Fine copy in fine dust jacket
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Music

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Synopsis

The chief music critic of The New York Times explores the mysterious relationship between music and mathematics, detailing their common origins, their historical interconnections, and the similarities in their stated goals. 20,000 first printing.

About the Author

Edward Rothstein is cultural critic-at-large for the New York Times. He also has served as chief music critic for the Times and as music critic for the New Republic. The recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship, Rothstein has written for Commentary, Vanity Fair, and the New York Review of Books.