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List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Author’s Note
Introduction
Part I: The Power of Sound
1. The Sounds of Paris
2. Singers and Listeners
3. Informé de tout: Sound and Power, 1661–1662
Part II: Chausson’s Song
4. The Death and Afterlife of Jacques Chausson
5. Guitaut, Condé, and the Cordon bleu
6. Different Worlds
Conclusion
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index
“An important, absorbing, and astonishingly original book. While scholars have long focused on the visual aspects of French absolutism, Hammond offers an entirely new interpretation by turning his attention to the auditory worlds of early modern Paris. Examining a wide range of acoustic experiences and representations, from songs to remonstrations, the book shows that sound played a crucial role in shaping identities at all social levels. As Hammond traces these acoustic echoes of the past, he creates a gripping narrative that deepens our understanding of class, politics, sexuality, and punishment in seventeenth-century Parisian culture.”
—Peter Denney, Griffith University
