The threat and allure of the magical : selected papers from the 17th Annual Interdisciplinary German Studies Conference, University of California, Berkeley / / edited by Ashwin Manthripragada, Emina Musanovic and Dagmar Theison

• Pubblicazione: Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2013; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (143 p.)
• Disciplina: 830.9
• Soggetto topico: German literature - History and criticism; Magic in literature
• Persona (resp. second.): ManthripragadaAshwin; MušanovićEmina; TheisonDagmar
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: TABLE OF CONTENTS; EDITORS'' FOREWORD; PURSUING THE INSIDE OTHER; NAZI PERCEPTIONS OF ESOTERICISM; SNOW WHITE''S TAINTED LOVE; MARVELLOUS MECHANICAL MARIONETTES; THE NARRATIVE COLLAPSE OF REALITY, AND GRASPING-; MABUSE'S MAGICAL MEDIA, AND THE DISENCHANTMENT OF THE SPECTACLE
• Sommario/riassunto: This collection of essays is borne out of the 17th Annual Interdisciplinary German Studies Conference at the University of California, Berkeley. The essays gathered here cover a broad range of topics moving from intersections between the occult and the political, to the entanglement of conceptions of the magical, modernity, media, and aesthetics. The first two essays primarily rely on historical analysis and present a wealth of original research. One chronicles the construction of the witch ...
• Titolo autorizzato: The threat and allure of the magical
• ISBN: 1-4438-6586-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815347803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II