English actress Sarah Siddons (1755ndash;1831) was an international celebrity widely acclaimed for her performances of tragic heroines.We know what Siddons looked likemdash;an endless number of artists asked her to sit for portraits and sculpturesmdash;but what of her famous voice? In lively and engaging prose; Judith Pascoe journeys to discover how the celebrated romantic actorrsquo;s voice sounded and to understand its power to move audiences to a state of emotional collapse. The authorrsquo;s quixotic endeavor leads her to enroll in a ldquo;Voice for Actorsrdquo; class; to collect Lady Macbeth voice prints; and to listen more carefully to the soundscape of her own life. The Sarah Siddons Audio Files is the first full-scale attempt to address the importance of the voice in romantic culture. Bringing together archival discoveries; sound recording history; and media theory; the book shows how the romantic poetsrsquo; preoccupation with voices is linked to a larger cultural anxiety about the voicersquo;s ephemerality. The Sarah Siddons Audio Files contributes to a growing body of work on the fascinating history of sound; and will engage a broad audience interest in how recording technology has altered human experience.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy msmarthaThis is where I grew up - a treasure.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Enjoyed the bookBy Scott G WolfeI enjoyed seeing the photos and reading about the history of the town I grew up in. My parents enjoyed it even more as they remember many of the buildings form the photos. and they learned alot about our town they did not know.
