Ghost-seers, detectives, and spiritualists: theories of vision in victorian literature and science
Auteur :
Smajić, Srdjan
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521191883
Date de publication :
29 avr. 2010
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,8 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
580 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book is a study of the narrative techniques which 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.