The Ancient Phonograph

by Shane Butler

A search for traces of the voice before the phonograph, reconstructing a series of ancient soundscapes from Aristotle to Augustine.

Long before the invention of musical notation, and long before that of the phonograph, the written word was unrivaled as a medium of the human voice. In The Ancient Phonograph, Shane Butler searches for traces of voices before Edison, reconstructing a series of ancient soundscapes from Aristotle...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935408720
• ISBN13: 9781935408727
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Zone Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher