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Author:

Hammond, Nicholas, 1963- author.

Title:

The powers of sound and song in early modern Paris / Nicholas Hammond.

Publisher:

The Pennsylvania State University Press,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

viii, 203 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Songs, French--Paris--Paris--17th century--History and criticism.
City sounds--Paris--Paris--History--17th century.
Paris (France)--History--Louis XIV, 1643-1715.
Paris (France)--Civilization--17th century.
City sounds.
Civilization.
Songs, French.
France--Paris.
1600-1715
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

Other Authors:

Pennsylvania State University Press, publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [188]-196) and index.

Contents:

The sounds of Paris -- Singers and listeners -- Informe de tout : sound and power, 1661-1662 -- The death and afterlife of Jacques Chausson -- Guitaut, Conde, and the Cordon bleu -- Different worlds.

Summary:

"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"--Provided by publisher.

Series:

Perspectives on sensory history

ISBN:

0271084715
9780271084718

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1096237703

LCCN:

2019025597

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)