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The Ancient Phonograph
By Shane Butler
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By Shane Butler
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A groundbreaking exploration of voice in literature, oratory, and song
Long before the invention of the phonograph, the written word was unrivaled as a medium of the human voice. In The Ancient Phonograph, Shane Butler takes us back to an age, long before Edison, when writing itself was still relatively new. He meticulously reconstructs a series of Greek and Roman soundscapes ranging from Aristotle to Augustine.
Here the real voices of tragic actors, ambitious orators, and singing emperors bl...