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By Austin Patrick Moore - February 01, 2012

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Anthony Burgess’s A Clockwork Orange is a novel pervaded by a multifaceted and intrinsic musical presence. Protagonist Alex’s fondness for classical music imbues his character with interesting dimensions, and resonates well thematically -- the music in the novel can be characterized as a synecdoche for high culture, as offset by Alex’s violent and…

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