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In One Of Those Rare Books That Allows Us To See The World Not As Weve Never Seen It Before, But As We See It Daily Without Knowing, Victoria Nelson Illuminates The Deep But Hidden Attraction The Supernatural Still Holds For A Secular Mainstream Culture That Forced The Transcendental Underground And Firmly Displaced Wonder And Awe With The Forces Of Reason, Materialism, And Science.In A Backward Look At An Era Now Drawing To A Close, The Secret Life Of Puppets Describes A Curious Reversal In The Roles Of Art And Religion: Where Art And Literature Once Took Their Content From Religion, We Came Increasingly To Seek Religion, Covertly, Through Art And Entertainment. In A Tour Of Western Culture That Is At Once Exhilarating And Alarming, Nelson Shows Us The Distorted Forms In Which The Spiritual Resurfaced In High Art But Also, Strikingly, In The Mass Culture Of Puppets, Horrorfantasy Literature, And Cyborgs: From The Works Of Kleist, Poe, Musil, And Lovecraft To Philip K. Dick And Virtual Reality Simulations. At The End Of The Millennium, Discarding A Convention Of The Demonized Grotesque That Endured Three Hundred Years, A Demiurgic Consciousness Shaped In Late Antiquity Is Emerging Anew To Redivinize The Human As Artists Like Lars Von Trier And Will Self Reinvent Expressionism In Forms Familiar To Our Prereformation Ancestors. Here As Never Before, We See How Pervasively But Unwittingly, Consuming Art Forms Of The Fantastic, We Allow Ourselves To Believe.
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- Q: What is the main theme of 'The Secret Life of Puppets'? A: 'The Secret Life of Puppets' explores the relationship between art and religion, highlighting how modern culture seeks spiritual experiences through artistic expressions, particularly in puppetry and horror-fantasy literature.
- Q: Who is the author of 'The Secret Life of Puppets'? A: The author of 'The Secret Life of Puppets' is Victoria Nelson.
- Q: What is the binding type of this book? A: 'The Secret Life of Puppets' is available in hardcover binding.
- Q: How many pages does 'The Secret Life of Puppets' have? A: The book contains a total of 368 pages.
- Q: When was 'The Secret Life of Puppets' published? A: 'The Secret Life of Puppets' was published on January 29, 2002.
- Q: Is this book a first edition? A: Yes, this copy of 'The Secret Life of Puppets' is a first edition.
- Q: What condition is the book in? A: 'The Secret Life of Puppets' is in very good condition.
- Q: What category does 'The Secret Life of Puppets' fall under? A: 'The Secret Life of Puppets' is categorized under Performing Arts.
- Q: What are the key topics discussed in 'The Secret Life of Puppets'? A: The book discusses the intersection of art, religion, and culture, examining how the supernatural influences contemporary art forms and societal beliefs.
- Q: Can this book be used for academic purposes? A: Yes, 'The Secret Life of Puppets' can be used for academic purposes, particularly in studies related to art history, cultural studies, and religious studies.