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Review Of The Whatifs By Emily Kilgore, Katie E. Gosman
Review Of The Whatifs By Emily Kilgore, Katie E. Gosman
Library Intern Book Reviews
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J.R.R. Tolkien And The Music Of Middle Earth, Emily Sulka
J.R.R. Tolkien And The Music Of Middle Earth, Emily Sulka
Channels: Where Disciplines Meet
Often referred to as “the Father of Modern Fantasy,” J.R.R. Tolkien wrote the Lord of the Rings trilogy between 1937 and 1949. Selling millions of copies each year, the Lord of the Rings is one of the bestselling books to date, and between the four books, six movies have been produced in an effort to relay the story of Middle Earth. However, movies do not stand alone as the only other art based off the trilogy. Throughout the novels, Tolkien includes poems that his characters sing, and in 1967, Donald Swann, after collaborating with the author, published a song cycle …
Shakespeare's Philosophy Of Music, Emily Sulka
Shakespeare's Philosophy Of Music, Emily Sulka
The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)
Shakespeare is one of the most widely read figures in literature, but his use of music is not usually touched on in literary discussions of his works. In this paper, I discuss how Shakespeare portrays music within the context of his plays, both through dialogue and songs performed within each work. In Shakespeare’s time, Boethius’ philosophy of the music of the spheres was still highly popular. This was the idea that the arrangement of the cosmos mirrored musical proportions. As a result, every aspect of the universe was believed to be highly ordered, and this idea is prominent throughout Shakespeare’s …
Shakespeare's Philosophy Of Music, Emily Sulka
Shakespeare's Philosophy Of Music, Emily Sulka
Music and Worship Student Presentations
Shakespeare is one of the most widely read figures in literature, but his use of music is not usually touched on in literary discussions of his works. In this paper, I discuss how Shakespeare portrays music within the context of his plays, both through dialogue and songs performed within each work. In Shakespeare’s time, Boethius’ philosophy of the music of the spheres was still highly popular. This was the idea that the arrangement of the cosmos mirrored musical proportions. As a result, every aspect of the universe was believed to be highly ordered, and this idea is prominent throughout Shakespeare’s …