Katharina Rein

Techniques of Illusion (eBook, ePUB)

A Cultural and Media History of Stage Magic in the Late Nineteenth Century

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores stage conjuring during its "Golden Age", from 1860 to 1910.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 334
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Mai 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000891485
• Artikelnr.: 67806959

Autorenporträt

Katharina Rein currently works as a Lecturer in European Media Studies at the University of Potsdam, Germany.

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 Ghosts of the enlightenment. Phantasmagoria
2 Appearing and disappearing. Mirror illusions
3 Bending space and time. The vanish
Entr'acte: Magic and early cinema
4 Techniques of weightlessness. Levitation
5 Codes and signals. Mentalism
Entr'acte: Magic and media around 1900. The Prestige
Concluding remarks
Index