Visions of an unseen world: ghost beliefs and ghost stories in eighteenth century england
Auteur :
Handley, Sasha
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781138663466
Date de publication :
21 janv. 2016
Dimensions :
21,6 x 13,8 cm
Poids :
160 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A study of the production, circulation and consumption of English ghost stories during the Age of Reason. This work examines a variety of mediums: ballads and chapbooks, newspapers, sermons, medical treatises and scientific journals, novels and plays. It relates the telling of ghost stories to changes associated with the Enlightenment.