The Resource The rise of supernatural fiction, 1762-1800
The rise of supernatural fiction, 1762-1800
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- Summary
- A genre of supernatural fiction was among the more improbable products of the Age of Enlightenment, but produced a string of bestsellers. E.J. Clery's original and historically sensitive account charts the troubled entry of the supernatural into fiction, and examines the reasons for its growing popularity in the late eighteenth century. Beginning with the notorious case of the Cock Lane ghost, a performing poltergeist who became a major attraction in the London of 1762, and with Garrick's spell-binding performance as the ghost-seeing Hamlet, it moves on to look at the Gothic novels of Horace Walpole, Ann Radcliffe, M.G. Lewis and others, in unexpected new lights. The central insight emerging from the rich resources of Clery's research concerns the connection between fictions of the supernatural and the growth of consumerism
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 222 pages
- Contents
-
- pt. I. Techniques of Ghost-Seeing. 1. The case of the Cock Lane ghost. 2. Producing enthusiastic terror
- pt. 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
- pt. III. The Strange Luxury of Artificial Terror. 6. Women, luxury and the sublime. 7. The supernatural explained. 8. Like a heroine
- pt. IV. Magico-Political Tales. 9. The terrorist system. 10. Conspiracy, subversion, supernaturalism
- Isbn
- 9780521453165
- Label
- The rise of supernatural fiction, 1762-1800
- Title
- The rise of supernatural fiction, 1762-1800
- Subject
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- Ghost stories, English -- History and criticism
- Gothic revival (Literature) -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
- Horror tales, English -- History and criticism
- English fiction -- 18th century -- History and criticism
- Literature publishing -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
- Supernatural in literature
- Literature and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A genre of supernatural fiction was among the more improbable products of the Age of Enlightenment, but produced a string of bestsellers. E.J. Clery's original and historically sensitive account charts the troubled entry of the supernatural into fiction, and examines the reasons for its growing popularity in the late eighteenth century. Beginning with the notorious case of the Cock Lane ghost, a performing poltergeist who became a major attraction in the London of 1762, and with Garrick's spell-binding performance as the ghost-seeing Hamlet, it moves on to look at the Gothic novels of Horace Walpole, Ann Radcliffe, M.G. Lewis and others, in unexpected new lights. The central insight emerging from the rich resources of Clery's research concerns the connection between fictions of the supernatural and the growth of consumerism
- Cataloging source
- UkLiU
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Clery, E. J
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Series statement
- Cambridge studies in Romanticism
- Series volume
- 12
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Horror tales, English
- Gothic revival (Literature)
- English fiction
- Supernatural in literature
- Literature and society
- Literature publishing
- Ghost stories, English
- Label
- The rise of supernatural fiction, 1762-1800
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-217) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- pt. I. Techniques of Ghost-Seeing. 1. The case of the Cock Lane ghost. 2. Producing enthusiastic terror -- pt. 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 -- pt. III. The Strange Luxury of Artificial Terror. 6. Women, luxury and the sublime. 7. The supernatural explained. 8. Like a heroine -- pt. IV. Magico-Political Tales. 9. The terrorist system. 10. Conspiracy, subversion, supernaturalism
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 222 pages
- Isbn
- 9780521453165
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- The rise of supernatural fiction, 1762-1800
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-217) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- pt. I. Techniques of Ghost-Seeing. 1. The case of the Cock Lane ghost. 2. Producing enthusiastic terror -- pt. 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 -- pt. III. The Strange Luxury of Artificial Terror. 6. Women, luxury and the sublime. 7. The supernatural explained. 8. Like a heroine -- pt. IV. Magico-Political Tales. 9. The terrorist system. 10. Conspiracy, subversion, supernaturalism
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 222 pages
- Isbn
- 9780521453165
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
Subject
- Ghost stories, English -- History and criticism
- Gothic revival (Literature) -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
- Horror tales, English -- History and criticism
- English fiction -- 18th century -- History and criticism
- Literature publishing -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
- Supernatural in literature
- Literature and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
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