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Historicizing Modernism eBook Series

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  • British Literature and Classical Music

    Cultural Contexts 1870-1945

    by Dr David Deutsch ...
    Series series Historicizing Modernism
    British Literature and Classical Music explores literary representations of classical music in early 20th century British writing. Covering authors ranging from T.S. Eliot and Virginia Woolf to Aldous Huxley, H.G. Wells and D.H. Lawrence, the book examines literature produced during a period of widely proliferating philosophical, educational, and performance-oriented musical activities in both ... Read more

    $55.99 CAD

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  • Nirvana - A Tour Diary: My Life on the Road with One of the Greatest Bands of All Time

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  • Shostakovich and Stalin

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  • Appetite for Destruction

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  • California Dreaming: The LA Pop Music Scene and the 60s

    Guides to Music

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    Series series Guides to Music
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