The Phonographic Author of Milton, Edison and Uzanne

This paper maps the connection of Milton and Edison in the late Victorian imagination as examples of geniuses. I argue that their juxtaposition is rooted in the voice hearing etymology of the genius, but more importantly in the notion of what I call the phonographic author. Drawing on nineteenth-cen...

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Main Author: Larisa Kocic-Zámbó
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses Universitaires de la Méditerranée 2021-11-01
Series:Cahiers Victoriens et Edouardiens
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/cve/9713
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description This paper maps the connection of Milton and Edison in the late Victorian imagination as examples of geniuses. I argue that their juxtaposition is rooted in the voice hearing etymology of the genius, but more importantly in the notion of what I call the phonographic author. Drawing on nineteenth-century periodicals and books, I will be comparing Edison’s own vision of the phonograph in authoring books and the Victorian popular imagination elaboration on the same, especially in Uzanne’s short story ‘The End of Books’ (1894) while showing Milton’s own role in making such an idea of the phonographic author feasible.
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spelling doaj-art-6d517a5b2ca04ca0aa6a2846c2bb5f3e2025-01-30T10:21:11ZengPresses Universitaires de la MéditerranéeCahiers Victoriens et Edouardiens0220-56102271-61492021-11-019410.4000/cve.9713The Phonographic Author of Milton, Edison and UzanneLarisa Kocic-ZámbóThis paper maps the connection of Milton and Edison in the late Victorian imagination as examples of geniuses. I argue that their juxtaposition is rooted in the voice hearing etymology of the genius, but more importantly in the notion of what I call the phonographic author. Drawing on nineteenth-century periodicals and books, I will be comparing Edison’s own vision of the phonograph in authoring books and the Victorian popular imagination elaboration on the same, especially in Uzanne’s short story ‘The End of Books’ (1894) while showing Milton’s own role in making such an idea of the phonographic author feasible.https://journals.openedition.org/cve/9713phonographic authorsecondary oralitysolitary geniusMilton (John)Edison (Thomas)Uzanne (Octave)
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The Phonographic Author of Milton, Edison and Uzanne
Cahiers Victoriens et Edouardiens
phonographic author
secondary orality
solitary genius
Milton (John)
Edison (Thomas)
Uzanne (Octave)
title The Phonographic Author of Milton, Edison and Uzanne
title_full The Phonographic Author of Milton, Edison and Uzanne
title_fullStr The Phonographic Author of Milton, Edison and Uzanne
title_full_unstemmed The Phonographic Author of Milton, Edison and Uzanne
title_short The Phonographic Author of Milton, Edison and Uzanne
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secondary orality
solitary genius
Milton (John)
Edison (Thomas)
Uzanne (Octave)
url https://journals.openedition.org/cve/9713
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