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Hammond, Nicholas, 1963-

The powers of sound and song in early modern Paris / Nicholas Hammond. - 1 online resource (viii, 203 pages) - Perspectives on sensory history . - Perspectives on sensory history. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-196)and index.

The sounds of Paris -- Singers and listeners -- Informe de tout : sound and power, 1661-1662 -- The death and afterlife of Jacques Chausson -- Guitaut, Conde, and the Cordon bleu -- Different worlds.

"An interpretation of early modern Paris demonstrating that sound was as important as vision during the reign of Louis XIV. Discloses myriad ways in which sound generated an interpenetration of elite and popular culture, revealing complex acoustic dimensions of class, politics, sexuality, and punishment"--

ISBN: 9780271085531 (electronic book) 0271085533 (electronic book) (paperback) (paperback)

Source: 22573/ctv14fttg2 JSTOR

LCCN: 2019025597

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1600-1715

Subjects--Topical Terms:
City sounds--History--France--Paris--17th century.
Songs, French--History and criticism.--France--Paris--17th century
Villes--Bruits--Histoire--France--Paris--17e siècle.
Chansons françaises--Histoire et critique.--France--Paris--17e siècle
HISTORY / Europe / France
City sounds.
Civilization.
Songs, French.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Paris (France)--Civilization--17th century.
Paris (France)--History--Louis XIV, 1643-1715.
Paris (France)--Histoire--1643-1715 (Louis XIV)
France--Paris.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

LC Class. No.: ML1427.2 / .H36 2019eb

Dewey Class. No.: 780.944/36109032