Circulation, transports et déplacements en Europe occidentale (iie s. av. J.-C – iie s. apr. J.-C.) : données indigènes et apports romains by Michel Molin

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Vitesse, réseau, vision : La malle poste-anglaise de Thomas de Quincey by Jean-Christophe Valtat

“…Usually linked to Opium, the visionary romantic aesthetic of Thomas De Quincey, can also be refered to the technological mutations of the emerging industrial modernity. The English Mail-Coach, especially, can be regarded as seminal text about the memorial and cognitive effects of such mutations. …”
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‘Play it again, Sam’: the ‘encore’ in 18th-century London opera by Burden, M

“…Indeed, the practice was recorded in regular use in London well into the 19th century (Mr Yates was encored in his ‘Mail Coach Song’ in the title role of Rob Roy McGregor in 1821) and one could scarcely call an opera performance ‘authentic’ today without them. …”