The legend of spring-heeled Jack : Victorian urban folklore and popular cultures /

This book uses the nineteenth-century legend of Spring-heeled Jack to analyse and challenge current notions of Victorian popular cultures. Drawing upon a rich variety of primary source material, 'The Legend of Spring-Heeled Jack' provides a fascinating insight into Victorian cultures and w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bell, Karl, 1971- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, [2013]
Temas:
1800-1899
Spring-heeled Jack (Legendary character)
Urban folklore > England.
Popular culture > England > History > 19th century.
Culture populaire > Angleterre > Histoire > 19e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
TRUE CRIME > General.
HISTORY > Modern > General.
Popular culture
Urban folklore
England
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontcover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I The Legend; 1 The Legend of Spring-heeled Jack; 2 The Cultural Anatomy of a Legend; Part II Cultural Functions; 3 Spring-heeled Jack, Crime and the Reform of Customary Culture; 4 Spring-heeled Jack and Victorian Society; 5 Spring-heeled Jack and London; Part III Cultural Dynamism; 6 Cultural Nodes: Localities; 7 Cultural Modes: Oral, Literary and Visual; 8 The Decline and Demise of Spring-heeled Jack; Conclusion: Spring-heeled Jack and Victorian Popular Cultures; Bibliography; Index; Backcover.

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