Project Gutenberg 2009-08-22 Public domain in the USA. 391 Huneker, James 1857 1921 Huneker, James Gibbons 02006078 Melomaniacs Produced by David Edwards, Barbara Kosker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Melomaniacs" by James Huneker is a work of fiction written in the early 20th century. The text appears to delve into themes surrounding music, creativity, and the lives of musicians, characters who are deeply engrossed in their love for music. Through the lens of various protagonists, the work likely explores the struggles and philosophies associated with their musical passions. The opening of "Melomaniacs" introduces Baruch Mendoza, a Jewish musician brought before the Grand Inquisitor, who demands he renounce his heretical beliefs. Mendoza, trapped in a great hall surrounded by monks, experiences a profound psychological and philosophical struggle as he is tormented by the drumming of a solemn drum and the haunting music of a choir chanting the Lord's Prayer in a torturous key. The atmosphere combines elements of fear, beauty, and existential despair, setting the stage for a complex exploration of faith, identity, and the fatal consequences of artistic expression. The opening effectively establishes a somber mood while hinting at the culture and conflicts that will be further examined throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Musical fiction PS ML Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Music Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: Music 530333 2025-06-12T10:05:36.307147 text/html 531068 2021-01-05T11:44:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 209068 2021-01-05T11:44:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 298781 2025-06-12T10:05:49.515104 application/epub+zip 303774 2025-06-12T10:05:40.735119 application/epub+zip 284216 2025-06-12T10:05:38.865154 application/epub+zip 499284 2025-06-12T10:05:55.575546 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452739 2025-06-12T10:05:47.958196 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419103 2022-09-13T17:01:53.282744 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482469 2025-06-12T10:05:35.198215 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 482328 2021-01-05T11:44:09 text/plain; charset=utf-8 199150 2021-01-05T11:44:09 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 482490 2021-01-05T11:44:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 199064 2021-01-05T11:44:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 482570 2021-01-05T11:44:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 198824 2021-01-05T11:44:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22588 2025-06-12T10:05:55.737544 application/rdf+xml 12425 2025-06-12T10:05:39.520301 image/jpeg 3150 2025-06-12T10:05:39.189130 image/jpeg 280351 2025-06-12T10:05:36.370188 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia