Balzac and Music: Its Place and Meaning in His Life and Work

Contents

• Preface
• List of abbreviations
• Introduction
• Part One: Music in Balzac's Life and Time
• 1. The Enticement of Sound 2. Shallow Enchantments 3. Celebrated Musician Friends 4. An Otherwise Forgotten Teacher
• Part Two: Debates, Premises, and Balzac's Comments
• 5. From Beyond the Alps and Rhine 6. Critical Estimates
• Part Three: Balzac's Major Persuasions
• 7. Religious Music: An Innate Affinity 8. Beethoven: The Growth of a Concept
• Part Four: Balzac's Musical Tales and Their Implications
• 9. Gambara: Preserving Idealism 11. Massimilla Doni: Transcending Sensualism 11. An Animating Psychology 12. A Dynamic Philosophy
• Appendix
• 1. Synopses of the Operas 2. Musical Compositions Indpired by Balzac's Works 3. Auber's Music for the Romance in Modeste Mignon
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Outline of the Chapters
• Index