Acoustics in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Science: Listening at the Threshold

by Melissa Dickson

What did it mean to hear, for the first time, what George Eliot described as 'that roar which lies on the other side of silence'? Rapid developments in nineteenth-century acoustic science and communications technologies opened up new worlds beyond the limits of normal audibility for the Victorian public. Weaving together explorations of scientific developments with imaginative cultural, spiritual, and literary responses, this book sets out to explore...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009490451
• ISBN13: 9781009490450
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 283 Pages