‘Her Seedy Elegance’ – An Intermedial Investigation of Crowds as a Central Part of Dublin’s Soundscape in James Joyce’s Ulysses (1922) and Liam O’Flaherty’s The Informer (1925)
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Annika Eisenberg
Abstract
This study investigates the sounds of urban cities by using examples from James Joyce’s novel Ulysses (1922) and Liam O’Flaherty’s The Informer (1925). A comparison is drawn between the depiction of sound in the novels, as well their respective film adaptations directed by Strick (1967) and Ford (1935). The focus is on the crowds that make up the social fabric of the city, particularly their sonic representation. The aim of the study is a paradigm shift from the visual to the auditory analysis of the urban city. Volume, tempo, dissonance, distance and disorientation are some of the principles which are taken into consideration. The author concludes with an analysis of sound as an urban sublime as a first stepping stone towards a more multisensory investigation of the city that includes not just visual, but also auditory, olfactory, and tactile experiences.
Abstract
This study investigates the sounds of urban cities by using examples from James Joyce’s novel Ulysses (1922) and Liam O’Flaherty’s The Informer (1925). A comparison is drawn between the depiction of sound in the novels, as well their respective film adaptations directed by Strick (1967) and Ford (1935). The focus is on the crowds that make up the social fabric of the city, particularly their sonic representation. The aim of the study is a paradigm shift from the visual to the auditory analysis of the urban city. Volume, tempo, dissonance, distance and disorientation are some of the principles which are taken into consideration. The author concludes with an analysis of sound as an urban sublime as a first stepping stone towards a more multisensory investigation of the city that includes not just visual, but also auditory, olfactory, and tactile experiences.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Table of Contents V
- List of Tables and Figures VII
- Declaring Places, Placing Declaratives – An Introduction 1
- ‘Her Seedy Elegance’ – An Intermedial Investigation of Crowds as a Central Part of Dublin’s Soundscape in James Joyce’s Ulysses (1922) and Liam O’Flaherty’s The Informer (1925) 15
- “Small Town” or “Small City”? – ‘Inter-Textual Place-Making’ in Queenstown, New Zealand 33
- Chaos and Conflict or Complexity and Pluralism? – Multimodality and Perspectives on Potential Attributions of Meaning in the Egyptian Capital of Cairo 55
- “Das Haus Deutschland unter einem Europäischen Dach” – Helmut Kohl’s Political Implementation of the Symbolic Value of Dresden’s Frauenkirche 75
- The Linguistic Landscape of Chicago’s La Villita 93
- Talk about Talk – From an Urban Space to a Dialect Place – How a Collective Body of Knowledge Influences Communicative Dynamics in Naples 119
- Linguistic Landscape and Beyond – The Swiss People’s Party’s (SVP) Campaign Posters in Urban Areas, in the Media, and as Temporary Public Places of Urban Communication 143
- English as a Written Representation of the Visual Mode – A Study of Public Advertising in Klagenfurt, Austria 167
- Ancient Roman City Gates – Hubs in a Network 185
- List of Contributors 205
- Index 207
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Table of Contents V
- List of Tables and Figures VII
- Declaring Places, Placing Declaratives – An Introduction 1
- ‘Her Seedy Elegance’ – An Intermedial Investigation of Crowds as a Central Part of Dublin’s Soundscape in James Joyce’s Ulysses (1922) and Liam O’Flaherty’s The Informer (1925) 15
- “Small Town” or “Small City”? – ‘Inter-Textual Place-Making’ in Queenstown, New Zealand 33
- Chaos and Conflict or Complexity and Pluralism? – Multimodality and Perspectives on Potential Attributions of Meaning in the Egyptian Capital of Cairo 55
- “Das Haus Deutschland unter einem Europäischen Dach” – Helmut Kohl’s Political Implementation of the Symbolic Value of Dresden’s Frauenkirche 75
- The Linguistic Landscape of Chicago’s La Villita 93
- Talk about Talk – From an Urban Space to a Dialect Place – How a Collective Body of Knowledge Influences Communicative Dynamics in Naples 119
- Linguistic Landscape and Beyond – The Swiss People’s Party’s (SVP) Campaign Posters in Urban Areas, in the Media, and as Temporary Public Places of Urban Communication 143
- English as a Written Representation of the Visual Mode – A Study of Public Advertising in Klagenfurt, Austria 167
- Ancient Roman City Gates – Hubs in a Network 185
- List of Contributors 205
- Index 207
