Richard King

The Lark Ascending: The Music of the British Landscape

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Produktbeschreibung

Written by one of Britain's most celebrated music writers, The Lark Ascending is a lyrical exploration of how Britain's history and identity has been shaped by the mysterious relationship between music and nature.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Faber & Faber
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. September 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 211mm x 158mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 529g
• ISBN-13: 9780571338795
• ISBN-10: 0571338798
• Artikelnr.: 53608451

Autorenporträt

Richard King was born in Newport, Gwent. He has worked at the heart of the independent music industry for nearly twenty years and was the co-editor of Loops, as well as writing for the Guardian and Observer. He is the author of Original Rockers, which was shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize, and How Soon Is Now?, both published by Faber.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Prologue
1 The Landscape of the Lark
2 Genius Loci
3 Spring Morning, Larked and Crowed and Belling
4 Sun Awareness
5 The Wide World's Drift
6 Pebbles on a Hebridean Shore
7 The Julian Calendar
8 The Fourth World
9 Cold and Eternal Light
10 The Holy Land
11 The Temporary Shelter
12 Trilithon Britain
13 The Story of England
14 Acid House Pooh Corner
15 In a Beautiful Place out in the Country
Epilogue
Disocgraphy
Sources
Acknowledgements
Index