| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 287 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Religious cultures in the early modern world ; no. 2 |
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Religious cultures in the early modern world ; no. 2.
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| Contents |
Acknowledgements -- List of illustrations -- Introduction: the ghosts of early modern England -- 1. Restoration hauntings -- 2. Printing the preternatural in the late seventeenth century -- 3. A new Canterbury tale -- 4. Ghost stories in the periodical press, c.1700--c.1750 -- 5. Confessional cultures and ghost beliefs, c.1750--c.1800 -- 6. Landscapes of belief and everyday life in late eighteenth-century England -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Works cited -- Index |
| Summary |
This book describes the haunting of eighteenth-century England. It is the first in-depth study of the production, circulation and consumption of English ghost stories during the Age of Reason |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-277) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Ghost stories, English -- History and criticism
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English fiction -- 18th century -- History and criticism
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Ghosts in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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English fiction
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Ghost stories, English
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Ghosts in literature
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781851965496 |
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1851965491 |
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9781315653167 |
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1315653168 |
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