A Musical Note

Authors

Steven Ungar, University of Iowa

Keywords

music, musical terms, Barthes, voice, grain of the voice, grain, música practica, Romantic song, Fragments d'un discours amoureux, A Lover's Discourse, La Chambre claire

Abstract

Frequent references to musical terms in Barthes's writings since 1970 suggest a progression beyond a standard semiological inquiry. A text on the «grain» of the voice, another on música practica, and a third on Romantic song develop a model of figuration Barthes explores actively in the Fragments d'un discours amoureux (A Lover's Discourse) and La Chambre claire.

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Recommended Citation

Ungar, Steven (1981) "A Musical Note," Studies in 20th Century Literature: Vol. 5: Iss. 2, Article 10. https://doi.org/10.4148/2334-4415.1108