The greatest prose writer of twentieth-century Polish letters, Witold Gombrowicz is also recognized as a figure whose literary standing is comparable to Proust, Joyce, Kafka, Musil, or Beckett. Yet hi
"Eminently readable...readers will delight in new or forgotten names and will eagerly seek out renewed performances, for Giroud shows a rare ability to conjure up the particular musical qualities and
Composer, cultural diplomat, and man about town, Nicolas Nabokov (1903-78) counted among his intimate friends everyone from Igor Stravinsky to George Kennan. While today he is overshadowed by his more
Giroud, who has a background in both art and books and manuscripts, looks at the graphical relationship between Spanish painter Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) and American writer Gertrude Stein (1874-1946)
Kaye and Giroud combine their years of extensive research to discuss how Hoffmann's work became known and influential in France. The book includes little-known sources for the opera, describes the gen
Giroud and Kaye tell the full story of The Tales of Hoffman for the first time. After discussing the work's influences and history, the book details sources for the opera, including the complete B
One of the richest collections of 19th- and 20th-century musical and literary manuscripts is detailed in this exhaustively detailed catalogue of the Frederick R. Koch collection, now a permanent part
