Modern Enchantments The Cultural Power of Secular Magic【電子書籍】[ Simon During ]

＜p＞＜strong＞"A history of "secular," or non-supernatural, or entertainment magic as an important but neglected constituent of modern culture" (Nicholas Daly).＜/strong＞＜br /＞ Magic, Simon During suggests, has helped shape modern culture. Devoted to this deceptively simple proposition, During's superlative work, written over the course of a decade, gets at the aesthetic questions at the very heart of the study of culture. How can the most ordinary artsーand by "magic," During means not the supernatural, but the special effects and conjurings of magic showsーaffect people?＜br /＞ ＜em＞Modern Enchantments＜/em＞ takes us deeply into the history and workings of modern secular magic, from the legerdemain of Isaac Fawkes in 1720, to the return of real magic in nineteenth-century spiritualism, to the role of magic in the emergence of the cinema. Through the course of this history, During shows how magic performances have drawn together heterogeneous audiences, contributed to the molding of cultural h．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る