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In one of those rare books that allows us to see the world not as we've 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 Secret Life of Puppets' about? A: 'The Secret Life of Puppets' by Victoria Nelson explores the hidden attraction of the supernatural in contemporary culture. It discusses how art and religion have exchanged roles, showing how spiritual themes resurface in modern mass culture, particularly through puppetry and horror-fantasy literature.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of 'The Secret Life of Puppets' is Victoria Nelson.
- Q: When was 'The Secret Life of Puppets' published? A: 'The Secret Life of Puppets' was published on November 1, 2003.
- Q: What is the condition of the book? A: The book is listed as 'New' condition.
- Q: How many pages does the book have? A: 'The Secret Life of Puppets' has a total of 368 pages.
- Q: What is the binding type of this book? A: The book is available in paperback binding.
- Q: Is this book part of a specific edition? A: 'The Secret Life of Puppets' is a First Edition.
- Q: What category does this book belong to? A: This book falls under the category of Performing Arts.
- Q: What are the main features of this book? A: The main feature of 'The Secret Life of Puppets' is that it is a used book in good condition.
- Q: Can this book be useful for understanding the intersection of art and religion? A: Yes, 'The Secret Life of Puppets' provides insights into how art and religion influence each other, making it a valuable read for those interested in the cultural implications of spirituality in art.