The Victorian supernatural
By: edited by Nicola Bown, Carolyn Burdett, and Pamela Thurschwell.
Contributors: Bown, Nicola.; Burdett, Carolyn, 1960-; Thurschwell, Pamela, 1966-
Series: Cambridge studies in nineteenth-century literature and culture ;; 42
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 305
Subjects: English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism; Supernatural in literature; Art, British -- 19th century; Supernatural in art; Great Britain -- Civilization -- 19th century
Description: This collection brings together essays by scholars from literature, history of art and history of science which explore the diversity of Victorian fascination with the supernatural: ghosts and fairies, table-rappings and telepathic encounters, occult religions and the idea of reincarnation, visions of the other world and a reality beyond the everyday. These essays demonstrate that the supernatural was not simply a reaction to the "post-Darwinian loss of faith", but was embedded in virtually every aspect of Victorian culture.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-299) and index.