Audiobook. Od brzmienia słów do głosu autora
The Audiobook: From the Sound of Words to the Voice of the Author

Summary/Abstract: Despite the immense popularity of audiobooks, the phenomenon has not yet enjoyed much critical or theoretical attention. This article uses the well-studied genre of the radio drama as a backdrop to discuss the audiobook as a separate and specific type of phonic literature – one that has its own goals and inscribes itself into current debates within the humanities. Antonik argues that in the autiobook the voice becomes more important than the sound of words, while the listener’s relationship with the speaking author begins to take priority over the relationship with the text and its meaning. Having analysed the voice in the frameworks of its cultural reception and psychoanalysis, Antonik suggests that it can be understood as a sign of individuality – one that absorbs and seduces the listener, creating an intimate and emotional relationship with the speaker, thus presenting the basis for a particular experience of the author’s identity.

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