Since Glenn Gould's death in 1982, the pianist's extraordinary talent has won a new audience through the reissue of his most famous recordings. This volume, containing over 200 of his letters, covers a wide range of Gould's artistic activities: his detailed thoughts about the piano repertoire, his rejection of the stage for record, T.V., and radio work, and his views on Beetho...(展开全部)

Philosopher Mark Kingwell has taught aesthetic theory for ten years and knows how people struggle to articulate the way music works. He views Glenn Gould as a philosopher, someone who does his thinking with notes over time. A supremely gifted artist and Canada’s most renowned classical musician of the 20th century, Glenn Herbert Gould (born Toronto Sept 25 1932; died Toronto Oc...(展开全部)

One of the most idiosyncratic and charismatic musicians of the twentieth century, pianist Glenn Gould (1932-82) slouched at the piano from a sawed-down wooden stool, interpreting Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart at hastened tempos with pristine clarity. A strange genius and true eccentric, Gould was renowned not only for his musical gifts but also for his erratic behavior: he often ...(展开全部)

Gould's writing on music was often as provocative as his performances as a brilliant pianist. This selection of essays includes pieces on major composers which challenge virtually every tenet of accepted taste and opinion. Other subjects include concert-giving, recording, and Barbra Streisand.

One of the most idiosyncratic and charismatic musicians of the twentieth century, pianist Glenn Gould (1932-82) slouched at the piano from a sawed-down wooden stool, interpreting Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart at hastened tempos with pristine clarity. A strange genius and true eccentric, Gould was renowned not only for his musical gifts but also for his erratic behavior: he often ...(展开全部)

La biographie dessinée d'un génie de la musique. Glenn gould, star planétaire de la musique classique, génie absolu et solitaire. Cette biographie retrace la vie du célèbre pianiste canadien pour tenter de comprendre sa personnalité cachée et en percer le mystère... Pourquoi a-t-il arrêté si brutalement sa carrière de concertiste ? Pourquoi est-il devenu une des premières figu...(展开全部)

When the complete "Letters of Emily Dickinson" appeared in three volumes in 1958, Robert Kirsch welcomed them in the "Los Angeles Times," saying "The missives offer access to the mind and heart of one of America's most intriguing literary personalities." This one-volume selection is at last available in paper-back. It provides crucial texts for the appreciation of America liter...(展开全部)

Arthur Rimbaud was one of the wildest, most uncompromising poets of his age, although his brief literary career was over by the time he was twenty-one when he embarked on a new life as a trader in Africa. This edition brings together his extraordinary poetry and more than a hundred of his letters, most of them written after he had abandoned literature. A master of French ver...(展开全部)

When the complete "Letters of Emily Dickinson" appeared in three volumes in 1958, Robert Kirsch welcomed them in the "Los Angeles Times," saying "The missives offer access to the mind and heart of one of America's most intriguing literary personalities." This one-volume selection is at last available in paper-back. It provides crucial texts for the appreciation of America liter...(展开全部)

作者介绍：博胡米尔·赫拉巴尔 二十世纪最重要的捷克作家之一。生于一九一四年，法学博士，服过兵役，当过推销员、仓管员、炼钢工，等等。一九九七年死于意外。他历经和见证了二十世纪捷克历史的跌宕起伏，四十九岁时才得以出版第一部作品，一生创作无数，获得国内外奖项多达三十多个。他的作品经常被改编为电影和戏剧，与小说同名的电影《严密监视的列车》于一九六六年获奥斯卡最佳外语片奖；《我曾侍候过英国国王》于二〇一二年获得捷克国家电影奖“捷克狮”奖最佳影片、最佳导演等四项大奖。其他代表作品有《雪绒花的庆典》《温柔的野蛮人》《过于喧嚣的孤独》等。 译者简介：李晖，安徽宣城人。北京大学翻译研究博士，现任教于北京语言大学外国语学部高级翻译学院。主要研究方向为小说理论与翻译研究、现代主义以来中国古典文学的外译传播、中西寓意叙事比较。译作有《美学·图画通识丛书》、《卢浮宫藏品...(展开全部)