Haggin, Bernard H.

Music for One Who Enjoys Hamlet [Signed - Association Copy]

New York: Horizon Press, 1994.

Signed by the Author to Horizon Books publisher Ben Raeburn.
This book is from the estate of Horizon Books publisher Ben Raeburn that passed to his partner Patricia.

The bindings are tight and square. Text is clean; light, even age-toning. Minimal shelf handling wear. 8.25 inches tall; 152 pages with an index. 

Ben Raeburn was a book publisher and editor, specializing in poetry and literary fiction. He owned Horizon Press, an independent New York-based publishing house, from 1951 to 1984, and previously worked as office manager for Falstaff Press. As an editor, he helped bring important works to the public, producing high-quality, beautifully bound editions. His contributions shaped the literary landscape, particularly in poetry and creative writing, and had a lasting impact on the authors he supported.

Music for One Who Enjoys Hamlet by Bernard H. Haggin is an insightful and intellectually stimulating exploration of the relationship between classical music and literature. In this work, Haggin makes connections between the emotional and structural complexities of Shakespeare’s Hamlet and the compositions of renowned classical composers such as Beethoven, Mozart, and Schubert. The book serves as a guide for readers who are more familiar with literary works and are seeking to understand the intricacies of classical music through a literary lens.

Subjects: Music Theory, Classical Music, Literary Analogies, Music Criticism, Music Appreciation.

Item #20798

Price: $35.00