Edward Said, Late Style and the Aesthetic of Exile (Third Text, Spring 1997)
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Edward Said plugged in the small, black cassette recorder and pressed play. Beethoven's Appassionata
blared out, the sound breaking up as the full force of the 23rd Sonata
threatened to blow the inadequate speakers. "What we see here is a
classic sonata structure," Said thundered, battling to make himself
heard above the music. He was using the piece to illustrate Beethoven's
'middle period' style to his bemused literature students. "There is
cohesion, passion, progression. Personality is expressed in dramatic
outbursts which are always constrained by the form of the sonata."
I do not have an electronic copy of this article. I'd like to re-enter the article into my computer, but am not sure when I'll get around to this. In the meantime, the full article can be found in: Third Text, 38, Spring 1997, 15-24.
I do not have an electronic copy of this article. I'd like to re-enter the article into my computer, but am not sure when I'll get around to this. In the meantime, the full article can be found in: Third Text, 38, Spring 1997, 15-24.