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Literature, technology, and magical thinking, 1880-1920 /

Thurschwell examines the intersection of literary culture, the occult and new technology at the fin-de-sicle. Making unexpected connections between, for instance, speaking on the telephone and speaking to the dead, she examines how psychical research is reflected in the work of Henry James, George d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thurschwell, Pamela, 1966- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001
Colección:Cambridge studies in nineteenth-century literature and culture ; 32.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Thurschwell examines the intersection of literary culture, the occult and new technology at the fin-de-sicle. Making unexpected connections between, for instance, speaking on the telephone and speaking to the dead, she examines how psychical research is reflected in the work of Henry James, George du Maurier and Oscar Wilde among others
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 194 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-190) and index
ISBN:9780511484537
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