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Letters To John Aikin: On His Volume Of Vocal Poetry And On His Essays On Song-Writing

Letters To John Aikin: On His Volume Of Vocal Poetry And On His Essays On Song-Writing

Pumptre, James
Aikin, John

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Biographies GeneralLetters & EssaysLiterary Criticism

ISBN10: 1432522043
ISBN13: 9781432522049
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Apr 10 2007
Pages: 506
Weight: 1.62
Height: 1.13 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Letters to John Aikin: On His Volume of Vocal Poetry and on His Essays on Song-Writing is a collection of letters written by various authors to John Aikin, a prominent 18th-century English physician, writer, and literary critic. The letters are focused on Aikin's work on vocal poetry and songwriting, specifically his book Vocal Poetry and his essays on the subject. The authors provide critiques, feedback, and suggestions for improvement on Aikin's work, as well as discussing their own ideas and opinions on the art of songwriting. The book provides valuable insight into the literary and musical culture of the time, as well as showcasing the opinions and ideas of some of the most prominent writers and thinkers of the period.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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