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Nicholas Hammond specializes in early modern French literature and culture, focusing particularly on seventeenth-century French thought, drama, and poetry. His notable works include 'Playing Truth: Language and the Human Condition' (OUP, 1994), 'Creative Tensions: An Introduction to Seventeenth-Century French Literature' (Duckworth, 1997), and 'Gossip, Sexuality and Scandal in France (1610-1715)' (Peter Lang, 2011). He has edited several significant texts, such as 'D'Aubignac's Quatre Dissertations contre Corneille' and the 'Cambridge Companion to Pascal'. His recent publications include co-edited works on Racine's tragedies and a monograph on the cultural history of sound in early modern Paris. Hammond also directs the project '17th-century Parisian Soundscapes', which is dedicated to the transcriptions and performances of street songs. He actively invites inquiries from potential MPhil and PhD students whose research interests align with his own.
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