Metaphors of Depth in German Musical Thought : From E. T. A. Hoffmann to Arnold Schoenberg

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Presenting a new perspective on a well-known musical and critical tradition, Watkins investigates the role of depth metaphors in the reception and composition of Austro-German music. From the Romantic aesthetics of Hoffmann to the modernist theories of Schoenberg, this book discusses music in relation to poetics, subjectivity and German nationalism.