Multiplying worlds : romanticism, modernity, and the emergence of virtual reality
Otto, PeterAuthor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2011.
This title argues that modern forms of virtual reality first appear in the urban/commercial milieu of London in the late 18th and early 19th century. To establish this aetiology it maps the emergence of virtual realities in popular entertainment Enlightenment schemes for managing the real, and Romantic literature and art.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
This title argues that modern forms of virtual reality first appear in the urban/commercial milieu of London in the late 18th and early 19th century. To establish this aetiology it maps the emergence of virtual realities in popular entertainment Enlightenment schemes for managing the real, and Romantic literature and art.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 11, 2011).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Romanticism
English literature
English literature
Virtual reality in literature
English
Languages & Literatures
English Literature