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Marina Warner's study of the products of fantasy deepens our understanding of the supernatural in relation to self and society. This surprising story explores the metaphors and media that have been the stock in trade of poets, scientists, magicians, and visionaries, including wax and cloud, smoke and mirrors, ether, ectoplasm, and celluloid.
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Phantasmagoria, Marina Warner
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- Released
- 2008
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- Title
- Phantasmagoria
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Marina Warner
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Released
- 2008
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0199239231
- ISBN13
- 9780199239238
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Art & Culture, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, Literary Studies, Art, Supernatural Phenomena, Literary Criticism, Folklore, Folk Culture
- Rating
- 4 out of 5
- Description
- Marina Warner's study of the products of fantasy deepens our understanding of the supernatural in relation to self and society. This surprising story explores the metaphors and media that have been the stock in trade of poets, scientists, magicians, and visionaries, including wax and cloud, smoke and mirrors, ether, ectoplasm, and celluloid.