{"product_id":"kaleidophonic-modernity-transatlantic-sound-technology-and-literature-paperback","title":"Kaleidophonic Modernity: Transatlantic Sound, Technology, and Literature - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrett Brehm\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat stories remain hidden behind one of the most significant inventions of the nineteenth century? \u003ci\u003eKaleidophonic Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e reexamines the development of mechanical sound recording technology by charting the orbits of writers, scientists, and artists in France and the United States. Working between comparative literature, the history of science, and urban studies, Brehm builds a bridge between visual culture and sound studies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaleidophonic Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e places the poet and inventor Charles Cros and his lover, the celebrated concert pianist and salonnière Nina de Villard at the heart of modern aesthetic and scientific vanguards. Cros's scientific endeavors ranged from color photography, to telecommunications, to mechanical sound reproducibility. In his poetry the Surrealists found an ancestor and inspiration. His literary and scientific works prove startling and relevant to predicaments of technological media in his own time and ours. For nearly twenty years Nina de Villard presided over a supremely daring intellectual salon. There, she welcomed manifold literary, artistic, and musical luminaries into a veritable crucible of the artistic avant-garde and precursor to the famous Chat Noir cabaret. Together, these two forgotten but pivotal figures, Cros and Villard, help reframe our thinking on Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Baudelaire, and Walt Whitman, icons of urban modernity who can now be seen and heard in a kaleidophonic light, one that offers a compelling new perspective on modern mediascapes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn elaborating this transatlantic phenomenon, \u003ci\u003eKaleidophonic Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the prehistory of the phonograph as it intersects with the aesthetics of sound reproducibility, Franco-American literary exchange, Poe's aesthetic and intellectual legacy, the sounds of modern cities and technologies, and the genealogy of audiovisual experimentation found in such movements as Dada, Futurism, and the sound art of today.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A top-notch book. Brehm's well-synthesized and in-depth research contributes to a recent critical shift toward the cultural history of sound. The outcome is a fresh take, one that escapes the pre-set \"grooves\" of critical inquiry.\"--\u003cb\u003eAndrea Goulet\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Pennsylvania \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat stories remain hidden behind one of the most significant inventions of the nineteenth century? \u003ci\u003eKaleidophonic Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e reexamines the development of mechanical sound recording technology by charting the orbits of writers, scientists, and artists in France and the United States. Working between comparative literature, the history of science, and urban studies, Brehm builds a bridge between visual culture and sound studies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaleidophonic Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e places the poet and inventor Charles Cros and his lover, the celebrated concert pianist and salonnière Nina de Villard at the heart of modern aesthetic and scientific vanguards. Cros's scientific endeavors ranged from color photography, to telecommunications, to mechanical sound reproducibility. In his poetry the Surrealists found an ancestor and inspiration. His literary and scientific works prove startling and relevant to predicaments of technological media in his own time and ours. For nearly twenty years Nina de Villard presided over a supremely daring intellectual salon. There, she welcomed manifold literary, artistic, and musical luminaries into a veritable crucible of the artistic avant-garde and precursor to the famous Chat Noir cabaret. Together, these two forgotten but pivotal figures, Cros and Villard, help reframe our thinking on Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Baudelaire, and Walt Whitman, icons of urban modernity who can now be seen and heard in a kaleidophonic light, one that offers a compelling new perspective on modern mediascapes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn elaborating this transatlantic phenomenon, \u003ci\u003eKaleidophonic Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the prehistory of the phonograph as it intersects with the aesthetics of sound reproducibility, Franco-American literary exchange, Poe's aesthetic and intellectual legacy, the sounds of modern cities and technologies, and the genealogy of audiovisual experimentation found in such movements as Dada, Futurism, and the sound art of today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrett Brehm\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies at William \u0026amp; Mary.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrett Brehm\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies at William \u0026amp; Mary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 21, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53075998244975,"sku":"9781531501495","price":73.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0717\/4966\/4879\/files\/SmN4cnpYY2dEV0NQNS9BSFRtYm9JZz09.webp?v=1778468450","url":"https:\/\/finderbooks.com\/products\/kaleidophonic-modernity-transatlantic-sound-technology-and-literature-paperback","provider":"Finder Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}