In ’On Viol and Flute, ’ Edmund Gosse explores the relationship between literature and music in the English Renaissance. Drawing on the works of composers like Thomas Tallis and John Dowland, as well as poets such as William Shakespeare, Gosse argues that music and literature are closely intertwined art forms that mutually influence and enhance one another. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in Renaissance literature and musicology.

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