Embodied Voices: Representing Female Vocality in Western Culture: 1 (New Perspectives in Music History and Criticism, Series Number 1)

ISBN 10: 052158583X / ISBN 13: 9780521585835

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1996

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Explores cultural manifestations of female vocality in the light of theories of subjectivity, the body, and sexual difference. Editor(s): Dunn, Leslie C.; Jones, Nancy A. Series Editor(s): Kallberg, Jeffrey; Newcomb, Anthony; Solie, Ruth A. Series: New Perspectives in Music History and Criticism. Num Pages: 276 pages, 5 b/w illus. 3 music examples. BIC Classification: AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 418. . 1996. Illustrated. paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Embodied Voices: Representing Female Vocality in Western Culture: 1 (New Perspectives in Music History and Criticism, Series Number 1)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 052158583X
• ISBN 13: 9780521585835
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Embodied Voices explores cultural manifestations of feminine vocality in the light of current theories of subjectivity, the body, and sexual difference. The voice has been endlessly fascinating to artists and critics, yet it is the voices of women that have inspired the greatest fascination, because the female voice signifies sexual and cultural power. The fourteen essays in this book examine a wide spectrum of discourses, including myth, literature, music, film, psychoanalysis and critical theory.

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Embodied Voices explores cultural manifestations of female vocality in light of current theories of subjectivity, the body and sexual difference. The fourteen essays collected here examine a wide spectrum of discourses, including myth, literature, music, film, psychoanalysis, and critical theory.