Victorian Soundscapes by John M. Picker
English | Sep 4, 2003 | ISBN: 0195151917 | 232 Pages | PDF | 3 MB
Far from the hushed restraint we associate with the Victorians, their world pulsated with sound. This book shows how, in more ways than one, Victorians were hearing things. The representations close listeners left of their soundscapes offered new meanings for silence, music, noise, voice, and echo that constitute an important part of the Victorian legacy to us today.