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Record ID marc_columbia/Columbia-extract-20221130-006.mrc:76402593:1976
Source marc_columbia
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LEADER: 01976mam a22003854a 4500
001 2562209
005 20221012194524.0
008 991202t20002000ctua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 99059164 $z 00100625
020 $a0300082045 (cloth : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)45243346
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm45243346
035 $9AQQ1257CU
035 $a(NNC)2562209
035 $a2562209
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dC#P$dOrLoB-B
042 $apcc
050 00 $aPN56.M52$bP54 2000
082 00 $a809/.93353$221
100 1 $aPick, Daniel.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88244181
245 10 $aSvengali's web :$bthe alien enchanter in modern culture /$cDaniel Pick.
260 $aNew Haven [Conn.] :$bYale University Press,$c[2000], ©2000.
300 $axii, 284 pages :$billustrations ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [259]-273) and index.
520 1 $a"Svengali, the malevolent hypnotist in Trilby, a sensationally successful novel published by George Du Maurier in 1894, became such a well-known character in the culture of the period that his name entered the dictionary as one who exerts a malign influence over another.
520 8 $aThis book investigates the enduring use of his image in modern culture and politics, exploring the origins and impact of Svengali and his helplessly mesmerised female victim Trilby in an age already rife with discussions of race, covert persuasion and the unconscious mind."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aMesmerism in literature.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94006604
650 0 $aMesmerism.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85083929
650 0 $aHypnotism$xHistory.
650 0 $aAntisemitism in literature.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93008401
650 0 $aArts, Modern$xPsychological aspects.
852 00 $bglx$hPN56.M52$iP54 2000
852 00 $boff,glx$hPN56.M52$iP54 2000