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Spectral America: Phantoms and the National Imagination (Ray and Pat Browne Book)
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Paperback. From essays about the Salem witch trials to literary uses of ghosts by Twain, Wharton, and Bierce to the cinematic blockbuster The Sixth Sense, this book is the first to survey the importance of ghosts and hauntings in American culture across time. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
From essays about the Salem witch trials to literary uses of ghosts by Twain, Wharton, and Bierce to the cinematic blockbuster The Sixth Sense, this book is the first to survey the importance of ghosts and hauntings in American culture across time. From the Puritans' conviction that a thousand preternatural beings appear every day before our eyes, to today's resurgence of spirits in fiction and film, the culture of the United States has been obsessed with ghosts. In each generation, these phantoms in popular culture reflect human anxieties about religion, science, politics, and social issues.
From essays about the Salem witch trials to literary uses of ghosts by Twain, Wharton, and Bierce to the cinematic blockbuster The Sixth Sense, this book is the first to survey the importance of ghosts and hauntings in American culture across time. From the Puritans' conviction that a thousand preternatural beings appear every day before our eyes, to today's resurgence of spirits in fiction and film, the culture of the United States has been obsessed with ghosts. In each generation, these phantoms in popular culture reflect human anxieties about religion, science, politics, and social issues.
Product Details
Publisher
Popular Press 3
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780299199548
SKU
V9780299199548
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