Writing noise in interwar Britain : literature and the politics of sound /

Interwar Britain - called the 'age of noise' - witnessed a pervasive preoccupation with 'unwanted' sound. With the rising hum of air and road traffic, the roar of industry, and the reverberations of newly popular sound technologies, everyday urban din became an increasingly urgen...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Snaith, Anna
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Zusammenfassung:
Interwar Britain - called the 'age of noise' - witnessed a pervasive preoccupation with 'unwanted' sound. With the rising hum of air and road traffic, the roar of industry, and the reverberations of newly popular sound technologies, everyday urban din became an increasingly urgent subject of interrogation. Practitioners across the arts and sciences sought to listen in to, represent and regulate the causes and effects of excess or disruptive sound. Noise was one of the pre-eminent frameworks for conceptualizing modernity and its effects. 'Writing Noise in Interwar Britain' explores this multi-disciplinary preoccupation and argues for its connection to the sonic legacy of the First World War.
Umfang:
1 online resource : illustrations.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-895150-7
0-19-895148-5
9780198951483
Schlagworte:
English literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Noise in literature.
Noise pollution in literature.
Literature.
Literature: history & criticism.
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