Dr. Charles Burney : a literary biography

Author(s)

• Lonsdale, Roger H.

Bibliographic Information

Dr. Charles Burney : a literary biography

by Roger Lonsdale

Clarendon Press , Oxford University Press, 1986

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Other Title

Doctor Charles Burney

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [495]-507) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Drawing on a wealth of unpublished material, this intimate study of one of the most engaging and energetic men of his age throws new light on his musical and literary career and on his acquaintance with such luminaries as Handel, Haydn, Rousseau, Garrick, and Johnson.

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Details

• NCID: BA37163549
• ISBN:
  • 0198128851
• LCCN: 86012444
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Oxford,New York
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 527 p., [4] leaves of plates
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : ML423.B9
  • DC19 : 780/.92/4
  • DC19 : B
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Burney, Charles, 1726-1814
  • LCSH : Musicologists -- England -- Biography
  • LCSH : Music -- 18th century -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : London (England) -- Intellectual life