The Ghost by Susan Owens

The Ghost by Susan Owens

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Ghosts are woven into the very fabric of British life. Their enduring popularity in literature, art, folklore and film attests to their continuing power to fascinate, terrify and inspire. In this broad cultural history, Susan Owens reveals what these spirits and apparitions can tell us about our culture and about ourselves.

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The Ghost by Susan Owens

Ghosts are woven into the very fabric of British life. Their enduring popularity in literature, art, folklore and film attests to their continuing power to fascinate, terrify and inspire. In this broad cultural history, Susan Owens reveals what these spirits and apparitions can tell us about our culture and about ourselves.
`The Ghost: A Cultural History is a work of profound scholarship and imaginative engagement, beautifully written and elegantly constructedIt's the finest study of its kind I've read.' - The Literary Review, review by John Harwood, October Issue
Susan Owens is an art historian and curator. Formerly curator of paintings at the Victoria and Albert Museum, she has published and lectured widely on British art.
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ISBN 13 9781849764674
ISBN 10 1849764670
Title The Ghost
Author Susan Owens
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Tate Publishing
Year published 2017-10-03
Number of pages 288
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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