Performing magic on the western stage from the eighteenth century to the present / edited by Francesca Coppa, Lawrence Hass, and James Peck ; foreword by Eugene Burger.

Format Electronic
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan,
Descriptionxii, 240 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Springer Books
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Palgrave Connect Literature & Performing Arts Collection 2009
Subjects
Magic--History.

Other author/creatorCoppa, Francesca.
Other author/creatorHass, Lawrence.
Other author/creatorPeck, James (James H.)
Other author/creatorBurger, Eugene, 1939-
SeriesPalgrave studies in theatre and performance history
Contents Life magic and staged magic: a hidden intertwining / Lawrence Hass -- The family romance of modern magic: contesting Robert-Houdin's cultural legacy in contemporary France / Graham M. Jones -- Magicians and the magic of Hollywood cinema during the 1920s / Matthew Solomon -- The body immaterial: magicians' assistants and the performance of labor / Francesca Coppa -- Conjuring capital: magic and finance from eighteenth-century London to the new Las Vegas / James Peck -- The sacred and the sleight of hand in American Indian gaming / Mary Lawlor -- Outdoing Ching Ling Foo / Christopher Stahl -- Intersecting illusions: performing magic, disability, and gender / Karen Dearborn -- Through a glass darkly: magic and religion in Western thought and practice / Susan L. Schwartz -- Illusions about illusions / Robert E. Neale.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2008021070
ISBN9780230607880 (alk. paper)
ISBN0230607888 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Electronic Resources ✔ Available