Henry Fothergill Chorley : Victorian Journalist

By Robert Terrell Bledsoe

This work focuses on the weekly musical contributions by Henry Fothergill Chorley to the journal The Athenaeum. The reviews of books and musical performances in his weekly columns played a significant role in the Victorian struggle to define a canon of creative musical greatness. The author draws on Chorley's own writings and contemporary sources to provide a full picture of Chorley's personal life and public persona.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184014257X
• ISBN13: 9781840142570
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Ashgate Pub Ltd
• Length: 365 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.3" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Extraordinary insight into Victorian musical culture.

Bledsoe, foremost Chorley scholar of our time, provides a vivid portrait of the eminent Victorian music critic. It is a work imbued with both literary and musical erudition. A must-read for those interested in Victorian Studies and an enjoyable book for the general reader.