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The Haunted Dusk

J. Gerald Kennedy

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Set against the background of the rapid flux of ideas & beliefs in the 19th century, these essays explore the presence of the supernatural in the works of well-known American writers. Beginning with Washington Irvings introduction of the gothic sensibility in the form of the ghost story, & following through the century to investigations of the unconscious in the works of Henry James & Jack London, this collection reveals the use of the occult in fiction as a metaphor for a culture bubbling with attempts mesmerism, Adventism, transcendentalism, Swedenborgianism, & spiritualism, among many to understand natures complex & obscure patterns.

Language: English

Pages: 248

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of Georgia Press

Release: May 12, 1984

ISBN: 0820306304

ISBN 13: 9780820306308

The Haunted Dusk

J. Gerald Kennedy

4/5 ( ratings)

Set against the background of the rapid flux of ideas & beliefs in the 19th century, these essays explore the presence of the supernatural in the works of well-known American writers. Beginning with Washington Irvings introduction of the gothic sensibility in the form of the ghost story, & following through the century to investigations of the unconscious in the works of Henry James & Jack London, this collection reveals the use of the occult in fiction as a metaphor for a culture bubbling with attempts mesmerism, Adventism, transcendentalism, Swedenborgianism, & spiritualism, among many to understand natures complex & obscure patterns.

Language: English

Pages: 248

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of Georgia Press

Release: May 12, 1984

ISBN: 0820306304

ISBN 13: 9780820306308

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