Listening to the Swan Song

More-than-Human Beings and Sounds in Literature and Culture Through the Ages

Contributions by Catherine Rensmann Contributions by Nicola Renzi Contributions by Johann Anselm Steiger Contributions by Annie Morrad Contributions by Marta Czapińska-Bambara Contributions by Magdalena Koźluk Contributions by Rowan Bayliss Hawitt Contributions by Monika Schmitz-Emans Contributions by Marie Comuzzo Contributions by Sergio Santiago Rentería Aguil Edited by Piotr Kociumbas Edited by Joanna Godlewicz-Adamiec

Book cover: Listening to the Swan Song

Extent: 278 pages

Publisher: V&R unipress

Subject: Art & Art History

Series: Culture - Environment - Society

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(May 2026)

ISBN: 9783847119784

6.34 x 9.33 inches

Price: $69.00

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How literature and culture have responded to the sounds of more-than-human beings through the ages

The volume explores the manner in which literature and culture across various historical periods have responded to the sounds produced by more-than-human beings. The study examines both symbolic and literal representations of these voices, demonstrating how they shape human imagination and interspecies relations. The book is structured in three parts: the first analyses symbolic soundscapes; the second focuses on encounters and exchanges between species; and the third highlights ethical and technological efforts to protect endangered animals and to commemorate those already lost.

  • Contributions by Catherine Rensmann
  • Contributions by Nicola Renzi
  • Contributions by Johann Anselm Steiger
  • Contributions by Annie Morrad
  • Contributions by Marta Czapińska-Bambara
  • Contributions by Magdalena Koźluk
  • Contributions by Rowan Bayliss Hawitt
  • Contributions by Monika Schmitz-Emans
  • Contributions by Marie Comuzzo
  • Contributions by Sergio Santiago Rentería Aguil
  • Edited by Piotr Kociumbas
  • Edited by Joanna Godlewicz-Adamiec

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