Schumann as Critic

Plantinga, Leon B. Schumann as Critic. New Haven; London: Yale University Press, 1967. First edition. Quarto. XIII, [1], 354pp. Original illustrated dust-jacket over brown cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover. In this remarkable study of Schumann as critic, the author examines the circumstances of Schumann’s entry into the field of criticism and discusses the nature of the journal he edited, the content and style of his writings, and his ideas about the aesthetics and history of music. Minor creasing and tiny chipping along lower edge of dust-jacket. Dust-jacket in overall good, binding and interior in very good condition. vg. Hardcover. (31874) $75