Techniques of Illusion

Techniques of Illusion

AngličtinaEbook
Rein, Katharina
Taylor & Francis
EAN: 9781000891461
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This book explores stage conjuring during its &quote;golden age,&quote; from about 1860 to 1910. This study provides close readings highlighting four paradigmatic illusions of the time that stand in for different kinds of illusions typical of stage magic in the &quote;golden age&quote; and analyses them within their cultural and media-historical context: &quote;Pepper's Ghost,&quote; the archetypical mirror illusion; &quote;The Vanishing Lady,&quote; staging a teleportation in a time of a dizzying acceleration of transport; &quote;the levitation,&quote; simulating weightlessness with the help of an extended steel machinery; and &quote;The Second Sight,&quote; a mind-reading illusion using up-to-date communication technologies. These close readings are completed by writings focusing on visual media and expanding the scope backwards and forwards in time, roughly to 1800 and to 2000. This exploration will be of great interest to students and scholars in theatre and performance studies.
EAN 9781000891461
ISBN 1000891461
Typ produktu Ebook
Vydavatel Taylor & Francis
Datum vydání 3. května 2023
Stránky 334
Jazyk English
Země United Kingdom
Autoři Rein, Katharina
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