Lost Sound
The Forgotten Art of Radio Storytelling
$85.53
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
29 May 2016
Summary
From Archibald MacLeish to David Sedaris, radio storytelling has long borrowed from the world of literature, yet the narrative radio work of well-known writers and others is a story that has not been told before. And when the literary aspects of specific programs such as The War of the Worlds or Sorry, Wrong Number were considered, scrutiny was superficial. In Lost Sound, Jeff Porter examines the vital interplay between acoustic techniques and modernist practices in…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781469627779 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1469627779 |
| Author: | Jeff Porter |
| Publisher: | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Imprint: | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 29 May 2016 |
| Weight: | 460g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 156mm x 21mm |
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Critics Review
Provides a much-appreciated and -needed work of solid, well-written scholarship on a subject that has too long been overlooked and underprized.– Theatre Journal
“A fascinating perspective on broadcasting history, written in clear, often captivating, prose.” – Journal of American Folklore“A valuable addition to literary, radio, sound and gender studies, at whose intersection it is located.” – parallax“Cogently and authoritatively written, Lost Sound is an exciting read for literary, sound, and communications studies enthusiasts alike.” – Canadian Journal of Communication“Porter takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the heyday of [radio storytelling] in the 1930s and 1940s United States… . This intriguing, amply researched analysis certainly brings a fine addition to the existing literature on radio history.” – European Journal of Communication“Provides a much-appreciated and -needed work of solid, well-written scholarship on a subject that has too long been overlooked and underprized.” – Theatre Journal
About The Author
Jeff Porter
Jeff Porter teaches English at the University of Iowa, USA.
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