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Routledge Audiobooks, Literature, and Sound Studies - Routledge Research

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This groundbreaking scholarly collection examines the cultural significance of the talking book from the phonograph's invention in 1877 to contemporary sound technology. The first work of its kind to trace how auditory literature has transformed our reading practices, it investigates how printed texts adapt to spoken form, explores the listening skills required for audio reception, and analyses the social consequences of evolving listening technologies. Essential reading for scholars, students, and anyone interested in literary theory, media studies, and the history of sound reproduction, this volume offers critical insights into how technology reshapes our relationship with literature and language.

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Examines the cultural evolution of talking books since the phonograph's 1877 invention and traces their impact on reading practices.

Explores how auditory literature adapts printed texts and analyses the distinct close listening skills required for audio reception.

Investigates the social consequences of new listening technologies and their influence on contemporary literature consumption.

Part of the Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies series, offering rigorous academic scholarship on sound and literature.

Addresses key questions in literary theory about how sound technology reshapes the relationship between voice, text, and reader.

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Amazon UK
Release Date
27 April 2011
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16 March 2010

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