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Sound and modernity in the literature of London, 1880-1918 / Patricia Pye.
Van Pelt Library PR468.S68 P94 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pye, Patricia, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English literature--19th century--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- English literature--20th century--History and criticism.
- Sound in literature.
- Speech in literature.
- Voice in literature.
- City noise.
- London (England)--Social life and customs--19th century.
- London (England).
- London (England)--Social life and customs--20th century.
- Manners and customs.
- England--London.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- xxxi, 179 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- [London] : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017]
- Contents:
- Part I Sound and time
- 1 Waiting for the sound: Noise, time, and the news
- Part II Sound and social progress
- 2 Speakers, listeners, and the power of the platform
- Part III Sound and popular culture
- 3 'Can't It Be Stopped?'
- London and the popular tone
- Part IV Sound and space
- 4 Silence, the suburbs, and life 'Beyond the City'
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-170) and index.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 1137540168
- 9781137540164
- 9781137540164 (hbk.)
- OCLC:
- 971335753
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