Women and Music in the Age of Austen

Women and Music in the Age of Austen explores the significant contribution of women to musical performance, composition, reception, and representation in Georgian culture, challenging historical categories that marginalize their experiences. The collection of essays from musicology, literary studies, and gender studies reveals how women's involvement in the Georgian musical scene enabled self-expression, artistic influence, and access to communities beyond gender, class, and nationality.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 15 December 2023
Publisher: Bucknell University Press,U.S.

Women and Music in the Age of Austen explores the significant contribution of women to musical performance, composition, reception, and representation during the Georgian era. This interdisciplinary collection of essays, drawn from musicology, literary studies, and gender studies, challenges the traditional historical narratives that have marginalized women's experiences during this period. By challenging the boundaries between professional and amateur musicians, public and domestic spaces of musical production, and performers and composers, the contributors reveal how women's widespread involvement in the Georgian musical scene facilitated self-expression, artistic influence, and connections across gender, class, and national boundaries. This volume's broad scope deepens our understanding of a time when music thrived, with many female hands and voices driving its creativity.

Published by Bucknell University Press, Women and Music in the Age of Austen is widely distributed by Rutgers University Press.

Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781684485154