| Description |
1 online resource (316 pages) |
| Contents |
1. Introduction; 2. On the Dignity of Tables; 3. The Experience of Personation; 4. The Medium of Reason; 5. Wording the Subject of Spiritualism; 6. The Pathology of Beauty; 7. Dream Work; 8. Thinking Things; 9. Purity; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
| Summary |
In this pathbreaking study, the historical relationship between nineteenth-century spiritualism and twentieth-century surrealism is the basis for a general examination of conflicting movements in literature, art, philosophy, science, and other areas of social life. Because spiritualism delvedinto the world beyond humanity and surrealism was founded on the world within, the two provide a provocative frame for examining the struggles within modern culture. Cottom argues that we must conceive of interpretation in terms of urgency, desire, fierce contention, and impromptu deviation if wewant to un |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Surrealism (Literature)
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Spiritualism in literature.
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Criticism -- History -- 20th century
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Surrealist.
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Criticism.
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Spiritualism in literature.
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Surrealism (Literature)
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
90044015 |
| ISBN |
9780195361704 |
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0195361709 |
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1280525649 |
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9781280525643 |
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1429401087 |
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9781429401081 |
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