DetallsTHAMES AND HUDSON
2019
224 pàgines
Format: Otros
ISBN: 9780500022429
Idioma: INGLÉSMatèria: Altres arts escèniquesDescripcióIn The Spectacle of Illusion, professional magician-turned-psychologist Matthew Tompkins traces the evolution of the arts of magic a nd illusion from the 18th century onwards. Organized thematically within a broadly chronological trajectory, the book presents the a rt of witches, magicians, illusionists, hypnotists, mediums and faith healers, and exposes the mechanisms and the fakery behind the claims.