Lyric

<p>The term ‘lyric’ has evolved, been revised, redefined and contested over the centuries. In this fascinating introduction, Scott Brewster:</p><ul> <li>traces the history of the term from its classical origins through the early modern, Romantic and Victorian periods and up to the twenty-first century</li> <li>demonstrates the influence of lyric on poetic practice, literature, music and other popular cultural forms</li> <li>uses three aspects -- the lyric ‘self’, love and desire and the relationship between lyric, poetry and performance -- as focal points for further discussion</li> <li>not only charts the history of lyric theory and practice but re-examines assumptions about the lyric form in the context of recent theoretical accounts of poetic discourse.</li> </ul><p>Offering clarity and structure to this often intense and emotive field, <em>Lyric </em>offers essential insights for students of literature, performance, music and cultural studies.</p> <p>1. Introduction 2. Origins and Definitions 3. Lyric and the Art of Persuasion 4. ‘I wandered lonely’: the lyric self, Romanticism and beyond 5. Love, loss and the beyond: lyrics of desire 6. Lyric, music and performance Bibliography</p>