Mozart and the Enlightenment
| Author | : Nicholas Till |
| Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
| Total Pages | : 404 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0393313956 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780393313956 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Mozart and the Enlightenment by : Nicholas Till
Download or read book Mozart and the Enlightenment written by Nicholas Till and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1995 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this illuminating new study of Mozart's operas, Nicholas Till shows that the composer was not a "divine idiot" but an artist whose work was informed by the ideas and discoveries of his time. Examining the dramatic emergence of a modern society in eighteenth-century Austria, Till reappraises the history and meaning of the Enlightenment and Mozart's role within it. Book jacket.
