Performing Rites
| Author | : Simon Frith |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 364 |
| Release | : 1998-02-06 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0674661966 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780674661967 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (967 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Performing Rites by : Simon Frith
Download or read book Performing Rites written by Simon Frith and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1998-02-06 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An influential writer on popular music asks what we talk about when we talk about music. Instead of dismissing emotional response and personal taste as inaccessible to academic critics, Frith takes these forms of engagement as his subject—and discloses their place at the center of the aesthetics that structure our culture and color our lives.
