Foreword
Acknowledgments
Chapter One Agape and Eros (1): Poèmes pour Mi and Chants de terre
et de ciel
Two History and the End of Time : Interpreting Messiaen's
Quartet
Three Occupation and Liberation (1941-1945): Vingt Regards sur
l'Enfant-
Jésus and Trois Petites Liturgies de la Présence Divine
Four Messiaen and Ernest Hello : Abyss, Alleluia, and Amen (Visions
de
l'Amen)
Five Agape and Eros (II): Messiaen's 'Tristan Trilogy' (Harawi,
Turangalîla-
Symphonie, Cinq Rechants)
[Conclusion Between Surrealism and Scripture]
Bibliography
Index
Richard D. E. Burton spent most of his career at Sussex University
in England, where he was Professor of French and Francophone
Studies. His writings embraced both French 19th- and 20th-century
topics, including Baudelaire in 1859, Blood in the City and Holy
Tears, Holy Blood, and also French and English Caribbean studies,
notably in his major work Afro-Creole, published in 1997. He
counted cricket, cooking and music among his many interests, and
his 2002 volume
Francis Poulenc demonstrated the wealth of insight that an
intelligent musical outsider can bring. He died at his home in
France in 2008 at the age of 61.
Roger Nichols studied music at Oxford University with the composer
Edmund Rubbra and the historian Frederick Sternfeld. After some
years teaching in British universities, in 1980 he became a
freelance writer, translator, lecturer and pianist, with a
particular interest in French music from Berlioz to the present
day. His 1975 volume on Messiaen's music was the first in English
to be devoted to this composer, whom he subsequently interviewed
several times for the BBC. In 2007 he was made a
Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur and in 2011 Yale University Press
published his biography of Ravel.
"[Olivier Messiaen: Texts, Contexts, and Intertexts (1937--1948)]
is a continuously compelling read, conveyed in eloquent and
engaging prose. It will fascinate all those interested in French
music of this period in general."--BBC Music
"[T]his book is a superb contribution to the literature on Messiaen
and a must-read for all parties interested in his music." --Notes
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