Svengali's Web by Daniel Pick

Svengali's Web by Daniel Pick

Svengali the malevolent hypnotist in 1894 novel "Trilby" became such a well known character in the culture of the period that his name entered the dictionary. This book explores the origins and impact of Svengali, with discussions on race, influence and the unconscious mind.

Daniel Pick is a psychoanalyst and Professor of Cultural History at Queen Mary, University of London, and the author of War Machine: The Rationalisation of Slaughter in the Modern Age, published by Yale University Press. He is an editor of History Workshop Journal. 

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ISBN 13	9780300082043
ISBN 10	0300082045
Title	Svengali's Web
Author	Daniel Pick
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Yale University Press
Year published	2000-05-11
Number of pages	296
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