{"product_id":"ghost-seers-detectives-and-spiritualists-theories-of-vision-in-victorian-literature-and-science-paperback","title":"Ghost-Seers, Detectives, and Spiritualists: Theories of Vision in Victorian Literature and Science - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSrdjan Smajic\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an original study of the narrative techniques that developed for two very popular forms of fiction in the nineteenth century - ghost stories and detective stories - and the surprising similarities between them in the context of contemporary theories of vision and sight. Srdjan Smajic argues that to understand how writers represented ghost-seers and detectives, the views of contemporary scientists, philosophers, and spiritualists with which these writers engage have to be taken into account: these views raise questions such as whether seeing really is believing, how much of what we 'see' is actually only inferred, and whether there may be other (intuitive or spiritual) ways of seeing that enable us to perceive objects and beings inaccessible to the bodily senses. This book will make a real contribution to the understanding of Victorian science in culture, and of the ways in which literature draws on all kinds of knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 21, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42127949529223,"sku":"9781107634589","price":71.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d836d3c322c3a86e4a8bedd44bcf16ca.webp?v=1732591787","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/ghost-seers-detectives-and-spiritualists-theories-of-vision-in-victorian-literature-and-science-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}