Roger Mathew Grant
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Roger Mathew Grant is a leading scholar in eighteenth-century music and aesthetics, whose work bridges musicology, literary theory, and philosophy. His research centers on the cultural history of musical affect, comic opera, and Enlightenment theories of mimesis. Grant’s major contribution lies in rethinking how music was understood to produce emotional and bodily responses in the eighteenth century, challenging conventional narratives of musical meaning. His monograph *Peculiar Attunements: Comic Opera and Enlightenment Mimesis* (2016) offers a groundbreaking analysis of how comic opera—often dismissed as trivial—served as a vital site for experimenting with theories of imitation, laughter, and the passions. By examining works by composers such as Mozart and Grétry alongside philosophical texts, Grant reveals a sophisticated discourse on how music could “attune” listeners to new forms of social and aesthetic experience. Though still emerging, his work has garnered over 10 citations for this key publication, signaling its growing influence among scholars of music, theater, and the Enlightenment. Grant’s research continues to reshape our understanding of opera’s role in shaping modern subjectivity and the politics of feeling.
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- 1Peculiar Attunements: Comic Opera and Enlightenment Mimesis10 citations · 2016