The Victorian Supernatural (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521114646)

This collection brings together essays by scholars from literature, history of art and history of science which explore the diversity of Victorian fascination with the supernatural: ghosts and fairies, table-rappings and telepathic encounters, occult religions and the idea of reincarnation, visions of the other world and a reality beyond the everyday. These essays demonstrate that the supernatural was not simply a reaction to the "post-Darwinian loss of faith", but was embedded in virtually every aspect of Victorian culture.

Author: Nicola Bown
ISBN-10: 0521114640
ISBN-13: 9780521114646
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/25/2009
Pages: 328
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d