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Supernatural entertainments : Victorian spiritualism and the rise of modern media culture
- Title
- Supernatural entertainments : Victorian spiritualism and the rise of modern media culture / Simone Natale.
- Author
- Natale, Simone, 1981-
- Publication
- University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2016]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 16-4701 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xi, 235 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Explores the proliferation of spiritualist séances in mid-nineteenth-century Europe and the United States, and the connection to the contemporary evolution of the media entertainment industry"--Provided by publisher.
- Subjects
- Spiritualism > Great Britain > History > 20th century
- Spiritualism > United States > History > 19th century
- Popular culture > Great Britain > History > 19th century
- Popular culture > United States > History > 19th century
- Seances > United States > History > 19th century
- Seances > Great Britain > History > 19th century
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-230) and index.
- Contents
- The medium on the stage : theatricality and performance in the spirit séance -- Parlor games : play and social life in the haunted house -- Breaking the news : controversy, sensation, and the popular press -- Mediums and stars : religion, consumerism, and celebrity culture -- Stranger than fiction : print media, automatic writing, and popular culture -- The marvels of superimposition : spirit photography and spiritualism's visual culture.
- Call Number
- JFE 16-4701
- ISBN
- 9780271071046 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0271071044 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2015029606
- OCLC
- 920664839
- Author
- Natale, Simone, 1981- author.
- Title
- Supernatural entertainments : Victorian spiritualism and the rise of modern media culture / Simone Natale.
- Publisher
- University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2016]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-230) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 16-4701