Ghost Seers Detectives And Spiritualists
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Ghost Seers Detectives And Spiritualists
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Author : Srdjan Smajić
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2010-04-29
Ghost Seers Detectives And Spiritualists written by Srdjan Smajić and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-29 with Literary Criticism categories.
This book is a study of the narrative techniques that developed for two very popular forms of fiction in the nineteenth century - ghost stories and detective stories - and the surprising similarities between them in the context of contemporary theories of vision and sight. Srdjan Smajić argues that to understand how writers represented ghost-seers and detectives, the views of contemporary scientists, philosophers, and spiritualists with which these writers engage have to be taken into account: these views raise questions such as whether seeing really is believing, how much of what we 'see' is actually only inferred, and whether there may be other (intuitive or spiritual) ways of seeing that enable us to perceive objects and beings inaccessible to the bodily senses. This book will make a real contribution to the understanding of Victorian science in culture, and of the ways in which literature draws on all kinds of knowledge.
Ghost Seers Detectives And Spiritualists
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Author : Srdjan Smajic
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Ghost Seers Detectives And Spiritualists written by Srdjan Smajic and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Detective and mystery stories, English categories.
This is an original study of the narrative techniques that developed for two very popular forms of fiction in the nineteenth century, Äì ghost stories and detective stories, Äì and the surprising similarities between them in the context of contemporary theories of vision and sight. Srdjan Smajiá argues that to understand how writers represented ghost-seers and detectives, the views of contemporary scientists, philosophers, and spiritualists with which these writers engage have to be taken into account: these views raise questions such as whether seeing really is believing, how much of what we, Äòsee' is actually only inferred, and whether there may be other (intuitive or spiritual) ways of seeing that enable us to perceive objects and beings inaccessible to the bodily senses. This book will make a real contribution to the understanding of Victorian science in culture, and of the ways in which literature draws on all kinds of knowledge.
The Night Side Of Nature Or Ghosts And Ghost Seers
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Author : Catherine Crowe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1848
The Night Side Of Nature Or Ghosts And Ghost Seers written by Catherine Crowe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1848 with Ghosts categories.
The Night Side Of Nature
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Author : Catherine Crowe
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-05-19
The Night Side Of Nature written by Catherine Crowe and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-19 with History categories.
This best-selling collection of ghost stories, intertwined with supernatural interpretations, is a classic example of early Victorian spiritualist writing.
Ghost Detectives
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Author : Fred Archer
language : en
Publisher: W H Allen
Release Date : 1970
Ghost Detectives written by Fred Archer and has been published by W H Allen this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Criminal investigation categories.
The Night Side Of Nature
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Author : Catherine Crowe
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-11-18
The Night Side Of Nature written by Catherine Crowe and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-18 with categories.
The Night Side of Nature: Or, Ghosts and Ghost Seers, Vol. 1 (Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge) by Catherine Crowe
Weird Fiction And Science At The Fin De Si Cle
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Author : Emily Alder
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-01-07
Weird Fiction And Science At The Fin De Si Cle written by Emily Alder and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-07 with Literary Criticism categories.
This book explores how nineteenth-century science stimulated the emergence of weird tales at the fin de siècle, and examines weird fiction by British writers who preceded and influenced H. P. Lovecraft, the most famous author of weird fiction. From laboratory experiments, thermodynamics, and Darwinian evolutionary theory to psychology, Theosophy, and the ‘new’ physics of atoms and forces, science illuminated supernatural realms with rational theories and practices. Changing scientific philosophies and questioning of traditional positivism produced new ways of knowing the world—fertile borderlands for fictional as well as real-world scientists to explore. Reading Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) as an inaugural weird tale, the author goes on to analyse stories by Arthur Machen, Edith Nesbit, H. G. Wells, William Hope Hodgson, E. and H. Heron, and Algernon Blackwood to show how this radical fantasy mode can be scientific, and how sciences themselves were often already weird.
Ghosts Spirits And Psychics
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Author : Matt Cardin
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2015-07-28
Ghosts Spirits And Psychics written by Matt Cardin and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-28 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
This fascinating work provides a complete overview of paranormal phenomena, including the beliefs, attitudes, and notable figures who have attempted to explain, defend, or debunk the mysteries behind the unknown. Recent interest in the paranormal as pop culture fodder belies its historical status as an important subject of cultural, philosophical, and scientific significance. This book traces the trajectory of paranormal studies from its early role as a serious academic and scientific topic studied by mainstream scientists and eminent scholars to its current popularity in books, film, and TV. This compelling reference work details the experiences, encounters, and ideas that make up this controversial field of study. The contributed entries examine the broad phenomena of the paranormal, addressing the history of scientific investigations along with its contemporary media depictions to illustrate the evolution of cultural attitudes about the paranormal. A selection of primary documents provides real-life accounts and contributions from noted experts that explore the full scope of themes from spiritualism to poltergeists to astrology. Accompanying images, timelines, quotations, and sidebars make the content come to life and encourage alternative explanations of these events.
From Steam To Screen
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Author : Rebecca Harrison
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2018-03-22
From Steam To Screen written by Rebecca Harrison and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-22 with Performing Arts categories.
In late nineteenth and early twentieth century Britain, there was widespread fascination with the technological transformations wrought by modernity. Films, newspapers and literature told astonishing stories about technology, such as locomotives breaking speed records and moving images seemingly springing into life onscreen. And, whether in films about train travel, or in newspaper articles about movie theatres on trains, stories about the convergence of the railway and cinema were especially prominent. Together, the two technologies radically transformed how people interacted with the world around them, and became crucial to how British media reflected the nation's modernity and changing role within the empire. Rebecca Harrison draws on archival sources and an extensive corpus of films to trace the intertwined histories of the train and the screen for the first time. In doing so, she presents a new and illuminating material and cultural history of the period, and demonstrates the myriad ways railways and cinema coalesced to transform the population's everyday life. With examples taken from more than 240 newsreels and 40 feature-length films, From Steam to Screen is essential reading for students and researchers working on film studies and British history at the turn of the century and beyond.
Shirley Jackson Influences And Confluences
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Author : Melanie R. Anderson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-05-20
Shirley Jackson Influences And Confluences written by Melanie R. Anderson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-20 with Literary Criticism categories.
The popularity of such widely known works as "The Lottery" and The Haunting of Hill House has tended to obscure the extent of Shirley Jackson's literary output, which includes six novels, a prodigious number of short stories, and two volumes of domestic sketches. Organized around the themes of influence and intertextuality, this collection places Jackson firmly within the literary cohort of the 1950s. The contributors investigate the work that informed her own fiction and discuss how Jackson inspired writers of literature and film. The collection begins with essays that tease out what Jackson's writing owes to the weird tale, detective fiction, the supernatural tradition, and folklore, among other influences. The focus then shifts to Jackson's place in American literature and the impact of her work on women's writing, campus literature, and the graphic novelist Alison Bechdel. The final two essays examine adaptations of The Haunting of Hill House and Jackson's influence on contemporary American horror cinema. Taken together, the essays offer convincing evidence that half a century following her death, readers and writers alike are still finding value in Jackson’s words.