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Sound and Modernity in the Literature of London, 1880-1918
Patricia Pye
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Description for Sound and Modernity in the Literature of London, 1880-1918
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book explores the literary representation of late Victorian and early Edwardian London from an auditory perspective, arguing that readers should ‘listen’ to impressions of the city, as described by writers such as Conrad, Doyle, Ford and Gissing. It was in this period that London began to ‘sound modern’ and, through a closer hearing of its literature, writers’ wider responses to modernity are revealed.
The book is structured into familiar modernist themes, revisiting time and space, social progress and popular culture through an exploration of the sound impressions of some key works. Each chapter is contextualized by these themes, revealing how ... Read more
This book explores the literary representation of late Victorian and early Edwardian London from an auditory perspective, arguing that readers should ‘listen’ to impressions of the city, as described by writers such as Conrad, Doyle, Ford and Gissing. It was in this period that London began to ‘sound modern’ and, through a closer hearing of its literature, writers’ wider responses to modernity are revealed.
The book is structured into familiar modernist themes, revisiting time and space, social progress and popular culture through an exploration of the sound impressions of some key works. Each chapter is contextualized by these themes, revealing how ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
179
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137540164
SKU
V9781137540164
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About Patricia Pye
Patricia Pye is Senior Lecturer at Bucks New University, UK.
Reviews for Sound and Modernity in the Literature of London, 1880-1918
“The book will be of interest to all those working in the literature and ideological politics of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. … Sound and Modernity in the Literature of London, 1880–1918 is a very successful book, one from which I have learnt a lot, and one which I have thoroughly enjoyed reading.” (Christo Hadjiyiannes, English Literature in ... Read more