Divine Arabesque by Matthew Brown - 9780253074553

Divine ArabesqueThe Influence of Poe, Wagner, and Baudelaire on Debussy's Modernist Aesthetics\nAuthor(s): Matthew Brown\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Indiana University Press, United States\nImprint: Indiana University Press\nISBN-13: 9780253074553, 978-0253074553\nSynopsis\nThe arabesque, a crucial component of nineteenth-century aesthetics characterized by recurring patterns of interlocking geometric and floral ornamentation, was found in a wide range of forms of artistic expression and played a pivotal role in the music of Claude Debussy. Divine Arabesque explores the arabesque in Debussy's music and reveals its profound influence on his musical repertoire and on the works of other Symbolist artists and writers.\n\nTaking as his starting point a discussion of the short manifesto Debussy published in \""La Revue blanche\"" in 1901, author Matthew Brown embarks on a thorough and comprehensive analysis of Debussy's works across all phases of his career and genres from his early songs.