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Zusatztext An elegant meditation on the surprising and inventive representation of birdsong in poetry, from the Middle Ages to the present. Ultimately, Wild Track offers a fascinating exploration of the role of sound at the intersection of nature, text and machine. Informationen zum Autor Seán Street is Professor Emeritus at Bournemouth University, UK. His books include The Poetry of Radio (2014), The Memory of Sound (2015) and The Sound of a Room (2020). He has worked in radio for much of his life and published ten collections of poetry. Klappentext Wild Track is an exploration of birdsong and the ways in which that sound was conveyed, described and responded to through text, prior to the advent of recording and broadcast technologies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Street links sound aesthetics, radio, natural history, and literature to explore how the brain and imagination translate sonic codes as well as the nature of the silent sound we "hear" when we read a text. This creates an awareness of sound through the tuned attention of the senses, learning from sound texts of the natural world that sought - and seek - to convey the intensity of the sonic moment and fleeting experience. To absorb these lessons is to enable a more highly interactive relationship with sound and listening, and to interpret the subtleties of audio as a means of expression and translation of the living world. Vorwort An exploration of birdsong and the ways in which that sound was conveyed, described and responded to through text, prior to the advent of recording and broadcast technologies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Zusammenfassung PROSE AWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE FINALIST 2024 Wild Track is an exploration of birdsong and the ways in which that sound was conveyed, described and responded to through text, prior to the advent of recording and broadcast technologies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Street links sound aesthetics, radio, natural history, and literature to explore how the brain and imagination translate sonic codes as well as the nature of the silent sound we "hear" when we read a text. This creates an awareness of sound through the tuned attention of the senses, learning from sound texts of the natural world that sought – and seek – to convey the intensity of the sonic moment and fleeting experience. To absorb these lessons is to enable a more highly interactive relationship with sound and listening, and to interpret the subtleties of audio as a means of expression and translation of the living world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Prelude 1. Dawn Chorus: Describing Sound 2. Recording an Essence: Hearing, Reading and the Imagination 3. Ludwig Koch and the Music of Nature 4. Murmurings: Call and Response Between Bird and Human 5. Paths Through the Green Wood 6. Science in Arcadia: The Road to Selborne 7. The Romantic Poetry of Listening 8. Honest John: The Sound World of John Clare 9. North American Sublime 10. Survival and the Sound of Spirit 11. Listening to Ourselves Listening: Voices for Today and Tomorrow Postlude Bibliography Index ...
