Music in Literature

This book represents an attempt to capture links between music and literature in the light of recent proposals from theorists of intertextuality and comparative literature, and at the same time an attempt to diagnose the current state of comparative literature as a field of literary research. Particular attention is devoted to realisations by Bernard Heidsieck, Miron Biaoszewski, Kornel Ujejski, Stanisaw Baraczak, Bogusaw Schaeffer and Michel Butor.

This book captures links between music and literature in the light of recent proposals from theorists of intertextuality and comparative literature, and at the same time diagnoses the current state of comparative literature as a field of literary research. The issue of literary score, namely the phenomenon of musical intertexts which exist in literature, lies at the centre of the author's interests. He examines strict intertextual correlations, in situations where a particular musical composition is implied in the literary record, or where it is precisely indicated, or co-exists with it as a component of the intermedial structure. Particular attention is given to realisations of sound poetry by Bernard Heidsieck, Miron Biaoszewski, the creator of the Teatr Osobny (Separate Theatre), poetic works by Kornel Ujejski and Stanisaw Baraczak, the creative work of playwright-composer Bogusaw Schaeffer and Michel Butor's hybrid text.

Autorentext

Andrzej Hejmej is Professor at the Faculty of Polish Studies of the Jagiellonian University in Cracow (Poland). His recent publications include a volume on comparative literature and cultural studies as well as numerous papers on comparative literature, literary theory and modern Polish literature.

Inhalt
Contents: Stereotype(s) of Music in Literature Literary Score Interdisciplinarity and Comparative Studies Scores of Sound Poetry Miron Biaoszewski's (Sound) Text Around Schaeffer's Scores The Effect (Defect) of Interpretation of Chopin The Peripheral Significance of Music Michel Butor's Text-score.