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Early Modern Media Ecology

Peter W. Marx (University of Cologne)

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English
Cambridge University Press
15 February 2024
The early modern world was as enigmatic as it was dynamic. New epistemologies and technologies, open controversies about the world and afterworld, encounters with various cultures, and numerous forms of entertainment wetted the appetite for ever-new sensational experiences, an emerging visual language, and different social constellations. Thaumaturgy, the art of making wonder, was the historical term under which many of these forms were subsumed: encompassing everything from magic lanterns to puppets to fireworks, and deliberately mingling the spheres of commercial entertainment, art, and religion. But thaumaturgy was not just an idle pastime but a vital field of cultural and intercultural negotiation. This Element introduces this field and suggests a new form of historiography-media ecology-which focuses on connections, formations, and transformations and takes a global perspective.
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Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 178mm,  Width: 127mm,  Spine: 8mm
Weight:   141g
ISBN:   9781009298100
ISBN 10:   1009298100
Series:   Elements in Shakespeare Performance
Pages:   142
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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