As if: modern enchantment and the literary pre-history of virtual reality
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Many people throughout the world "inhabit" fantastic imaginary worlds in a communal fashion, enthusiastically discussing the fine points ofThe Lord of the Rings, Star Trek, and Harry Potter, or banding together in online virtual worlds such asWorld of WarcraftandSecond Life.These activities are often dismissed as harmless escapism or bemoaned as pernicious wish-fulfillments that distract from the serious business of life. Saler challenges such claims by excavating the history of imaginary worlds in the West since the late nineteenth century, when the communal and long-term immersion in such worlds first began with Sherlock Holmes.
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- Name of the Author
- Arthur Conan Doyle
H. P. Lovecraft
J. R. R. Tolkien
Michael T. Saler - Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780195343175
- Release date
- 2012
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Many people throughout the world "inhabit" fantastic imaginary worlds in a communal fashion, enthusiastically discussing the fine points ofThe Lord of the Ri...