B. Bennett

Transatlantic Spiritualism and Nineteenth-Century American Literature (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

This book asks about the cultural and political meanings of spiritualism in the Nineteenth century United States. In order to re-assess both transatlantic spiritualism and the culture in which it emerged, Bennet locates spiritualism within a highly technologized transatlantic capitalist culture.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
• Seitenzahl: 247
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780230604865
• Artikelnr.: 38172683

Autorenporträt

BRIDGET BENNET is Professor of American Literature and Culture in the School of English, University of Leeds, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

The Apparitional Past Crossing Over: The Spiritualist Atlantic Revolutionary Spirits: The Persistence of the Occult Sacred Theatres: The Spiritist Performances of Shakerism in the 1830s and 1840s Spirited Away: The Death of Little Eva and the Farewell Performances of Katie King "There is no Death": Spiritualism and the Civil War Spiritualism's Afterlife

Rezensionen

'Bennett's Transatlantic Spiritualism and Nineteenth-Century American Literature bristles with valuable insights that will transform our understanding of nineteenth-century spiritualism and its occluded Others.' - Susan Castillo, King's College, London