Sound and Sense in British Romanticism Hardback
Edited by James (King's College London) Grande, Carmel (Max-Planck-Institut fur Empirische Asthetik) Raz
Part of the Cambridge Studies in Romanticism series
Hardback
Description
A radical re-imagining of the relationship between sound and sense took place in Britain in the decades around 1800.
This new approach reconfigured sound as central to understandings of space and temporality, from the diurnal rhythms of everyday life in the modern city to the 'deep time' of the natural world.
At the same time, sound emerged as a frequently disruptive phenomenon, a philosophical and political problem, and a force with the power to overwhelm listeners.
This is the first book devoted to the topic and brings together scholars from literary studies, musicology, history and philosophy through the interdisciplinary frameworks of sound studies and the history of the senses.
The chapters pursue a wide range of subjects, from 'national airs' to the London stage, and from experiments in sound to new musical and scientific instruments.
Collectively, they demonstrate how a focus on sound can enrich our understanding of Romantic-era culture.
This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:288 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:07/09/2023
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- ISBN:9781009277846
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:288 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:07/09/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781009277846
