Androids In The Enlightenment: Mechanics, Artisans, And Cultures Of The Self

In this volume, Adelheid Voskuhl investigates two automata - both depicting piano-playing women. These automata not oly play music, but also move their heads, eyes, and torsos to mimic a sentimental body technique of the 18th century: musicians were expected to generate sentiments in themselves while playing, then communicate them to the audience through bodily motions.

• | Author: Adelheid Voskuhl
• | Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 05, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 296 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 022603416X
• | ISBN-13: 9780226034164