[PDF.05eq] As If: Modern Enchantment and the Literary PreHistory of Virtual Reality

As If: Modern Enchantment and the Literary PreHistory of Virtual Reality

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 | #1151373 in Books |  2012-01-09 |  2012-01-09 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  6.10 x.80 x9.20l,.90 | File type: PDF | 304 pages

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||11 of 12 people found the following review helpful.| Fascinating quick read for scholars or members of fandoms|By Customer|Fascinating and enlightening look at the prehistory of fandom, from the late 19th Century to the mid-20th. I hadn't realized that fanfic, zines, convetions, cosplay predated Star Trek, aside from the bookish Worldcons. Saler reveals a world of Sherlockain fandom, Lovecraftian mult-author shared worlds, and| |"Mr. Saler counterpunches vigorously against the whole edifice of literary snobbery... His book should be essential reading in every graduate school of the humanities. But it's much more fun than that recommendation suggests." -- Tom Shippey, The Wall Street J

Named One of the "Best Books of 2012" by the Editors of The Huffington Post  Many people throughout the world "inhabit" imaginary worlds communally and persistently, parsing Harry Potter and exploring online universes. These activities might seem irresponsibly escapist, but history tells another story. Beginning in the late nineteenth century, when Sherlock Holmes became the world's first "virtual reality" character, readers began to colonize imaginary...

You easily download any file type for your device.As If: Modern Enchantment and the Literary PreHistory of Virtual Reality   |  Michael Saler. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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