The powers of sound and song in early modern Paris

Soumis par Joseph Hafner le 4 Février, 2021 - 19:18

Publication Type:

Book

Authors:

Hammond, Nicholas,

Source:

University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press,, United States, p.viii, 203 pages : (2019)

ISBN:

0271084715

Call Number:

ML1427.2

Mots-clés:

17th century, 17th century., City sounds, France, History, History and criticism., Songs, French

Notes:

"An interpretation of early modern Paris demonstrating that sound was as important as vision during the reign of Louis XIV. Discloses myriad ways in which sound generated an interpenetration of elite and popular culture, revealing complex acoustic dimensions of class, politics, sexuality, and punishment"--Includes bibliographical references and index.The sounds of Paris -- Singers and listeners -- Informé de tout : sound and power, 1661-1662 -- The death and afterlife of Jacques Chausson -- Guitaut, Condé, and the Cordon bleu -- Different worlds.