02484oam 22005894a 450 991015463850332120170509103026.00-8232-7400-40-8232-7397-00-8232-7399-7(CKB)3710000000954437(MiAaPQ)EBC4681126(StDuBDS)EDZ0001660392(OCoLC)962185599(MdBmJHUP)muse52713(EXLCZ)99371000000095443720160401d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierAll EarsThe Aesthetics of Espionage /Peter Szendy ; translated by Roland VegsőFirst editionNew York, NY :Fordham University Press,2017.Baltimore, Md. :Project MUSE, 2017©2017.1 online resource (171 pages) illustrationsTranslated from the French.This edition previously issued in print: 2017.0-8232-7395-4 Includes bibliographical references.The world of international politics has recently been rocked by a seemingly endless series of scandals involving auditory surveillance: the NSA's warrantless wiretapping is merely the most sensational example of what appears to be a universal practice today. What is the source of this generalised principle of eavesdropping? This work traces the long history of moles from the Bible, through Jeremy Bentham's 'panacoustic' project, all the way to the intelligence-gathering network called 'Echelon.' Together with this archeology of auditory surveillance, Szendy offers an engaging account of spycraft's representations in literature (Sophocles, Shakespeare, Joyce, Kafka, Borges), opera (Monteverdi, Mozart, Berg), and film (Lang, Hitchcock, Coppola, De Palma).OperaMotion picturesAestheticsMusicPhilosophy and aestheticsAestheticsEspionageElectronic books. Opera.Motion picturesAesthetics.MusicPhilosophy and aesthetics.Aesthetics.Espionage.111.85Szendy Peter625456MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910154638503321All Ears2469511UNINA