Paul Scott
Osmosis
Future Fairy Tale
Although they don’t get much credit for it, the French were pioneers in the literature of science fiction, and they are now excelling in the genre on cinema and television screens as well. In the past few years, several original … Read More
French Science Fiction
Over the Moon and Under the Radar
Science fiction has traditionally been dominated by the English-speaking world – think of authors like Ray Bradbury and Ursula Le Guin, and movies like the Star Wars franchise – but France has a surprisingly long pedigree in the field. The … Read More
The Powers of Sound and Song in Early Modern Paris
Hearing Paris in the 17th Century
In The Powers of Sound and Song in Early Modern Paris, Nicholas Hammond invites the reader to hear as well as to visualize Paris in the 17th century. This is, in many ways, counterintuitive, as we usually experience a period … Read More
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