Letters To John Aikin

On His Volume Of Vocal Poetry And On His Essays On Song-Writing

von John Aikin

506 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

""Letters to John Aikin: On His Volume of Vocal Poetry and on His Essays on Song-Writing"" is a collection of letters written by various authors to John Aikin, a prominent 18th-century English physician, writer, and literary critic. The letters are focused on Aikin's work on vocal poetry and songwriting, specifically his book ""Vocal Poetry"" and his essays on the subject. The authors provide critiques, feedback, and suggestions for improvement on Aikin's work, as well as discussing their own ideas and opinions on the art of songwriting. The book provides valuable insight into the literary and musical culture of the time, as well as showcasing the opinions and ideas of some of the most prominent writers and thinkers of the period.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Themen: Biographie, Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft Biografien und Sachliteratur Anthologien (nicht Lyrik)
• ISBN: 9781432522049
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 10.04.2007
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Herausgegeben von: James Pumptre