Silencing the Sounded Self: John Cage and the American Experimental Tradition

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SILENCING THE SOUNDED SELF SILENCING THE SOUNDED SELF John Cage and the American Experimental Tradition Christopher Shultis University Press of New England Hanover and London University Press of New England www.upne.com© 1998 and 2013 by Christopher Shultis All rights reserved Originally published in 1998 by Northeastern University Press For permission to reproduce any of the material in this book, contact Permissions, University Press of New England, One Court Street, Suite 250, Lebanon NH 03766; or visit www.upne.com Library of Congress Control Number: 2013942581 ISBN for the UPNE edition: 978-1-61168-507-7 (paper) ISBN for the ebook: 978-1-61168-508-4 The Library of Congress has cataloged the previous edition as follows: Shultis, Christopher. Silencing the sounded self : John Cage and the American experimental tradition / Christopher Shultis. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-55553-377-9 (cl : alk. paper) 1. Cage, John—Criticism and interpretation. 2. Avant-garde (Music)—United States. 3. Avant-garde (Aesthetics)—United States. 4. Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862—Influence. 5. Ives, Charles, 1874-1954—Influence. 6. Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882— Influence. 7. Music and literature. I. Title. ML410.C24S58 1998 780'.973'0904—dc21 98-3642 MN eISBN 978-1-61168-508-4 FOR LESLIE AND MICHAEL ...