The rise of supernatural fiction, 1762-1800
1995; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 33; Issue: 04 Linguagem: Inglês
10.5860/choice.33-1980
ISSN1943-5975
Autores Tópico(s)Themes in Literature Analysis
ResumoList of illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Part I. Techniques of Ghost-Seeing: 1. The case of the Cock Lane ghost 2. Producing enthusiastic terror Part II. The Business of Romance: 3. The advantages of history 4. Back to the future 5. The value of the supernatural in a commercial society Part III. The Strange Luxury of Artificial Terror: 6. Women, luxury and the sublime 7. The supernatural explained 8. Like a heroine Part IV. Magico-Political Tales: 9. The terrorist system 10. Conspiracy, subversion, supernaturalism Afterword Notes Bibliography Index.
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