...Hearing This chapter examines several evocative sonic landscapes in poetry, drama, and prose fiction. It uses these literary acoustic tableaux to introduce several key themes developed in the book: how the sonic register differs in significant ways from the visual, the relationship of sound...

... This entry gives a short account of hearing, with special attention given to terms with which it is often contrasted, like seeing, listening, and Deafness. After reviewing the word’s recent linguistic career, the chapter offers a capsule history of the disciplines that have attempted...