TY  - GEN
TY  - GEN
T1  - Ghost-seers, detectives, and spiritualists : theories of vision in Victorian literature and science
T2  - Cambridge studies in nineteenth-century literature and culture
A1  - Smajić, Srdjan
LA  - eng
PP  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
YR  - 2010
UL  - https://kansalliskirjasto.finna.fi/Record/fikka.2232308
AB  - "This is an original study of the narrative techniques that developed for two very popular forms of fiction in the nineteenth century - ghost stories and detective stories - and the surprising similarities between them in the context of contemporary theories of vision and sight. Srdjan Smajić argues that to understand how writers represented ghost-seers and detectives, the views of contemporary scientists, philosophers, and spiritualists with which these writers engage have to be taken into account: these views raise questions such as whether seeing really is believing, how much of what we 'see' is actually only inferred, and whether there may be other (intuitive or spiritual) ways of seeing that enable us to perceive objects and beings inaccessible to the bodily senses. This book will make a real contribution to the understanding of Victorian science in culture, and of the ways in which literature draws on all kinds of knowledge"--Provided by publisher.
OP  - 262
SN  - 0521191882 hardback
SN  - 9780521191883 hardback
KW  - 1800-luku
KW  - Detective and mystery stories, English : History and criticism.
KW  - English literature : 19th century : History and criticism.
KW  - Ghost stories, English : History and criticism.
KW  - Literature and science.
KW  - Vision in literature.
KW  - Visual perception in literature.
KW  - englanninkielinen kirjallisuus
KW  - kauhukirjallisuus
KW  - kaunokirjallisuus
KW  - viktoriaaninen aika
KW  - Great Britain : History : Victoria, 1837-1901.
ER  -