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The Rise of Supernatural Fiction, 1762-1800
The Rise of Supernatural Fiction 17621800
Author: E. J. Clery
A genre of supernatural fiction was among the more improbable products of the Age of Enlightenment. This book questions the historical reasons for its growing popularity in the late eighteenth century. Beginning with the notorious case of the Cock Lane ghost, a performing poltergeist who became a major attraction in London in 1762, and with Garr...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521664585
ISBN-10: 0521664586
Publication Date: 11/1/1999
Pages: 238
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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