262 Pages
by
Routledge
Reveals changing perceptions of ghosts at different social levels from the Reformation through to the twentieth century in Britain and America. This five-volume set focuses on the key published debates that emerged in each century, and illustrates the range of literary formats that reported or discussed ghosts.
Abbreviations, Note on the Texts, General Introduction, Further Reading, Introduction, The Philosophical Debate, Popular Literature, Satire and Politics, End of the Age of Miracles?, Editorial Notes
Biography
Owen Davies