Ghostly Paradoxes: Modern Spiritualism and Russian Culture in the Age of Realism

by Ilya Vinitsky

Book Overview

The culture of nineteenth-century Russia is often seen as dominated by realism in the arts, as exemplified by the novels of Leo Tolstoy and Ivan Turgenev, the paintings of 'the Wanderers, ' and the historical operas of Modest Mussorgsky. Paradoxically, nineteenth-century Russia was also consumed with a passion for spiritualist activities such as table-rappings, seances of spirit communication, and materialization of the 'spirits.' Ghostly Paradoxes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487523653
• ISBN13: 9781487523657
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"