TY - BOOK AU - Otto,Peter TI - Multiplying worlds: romanticism, modernity, and the emergence of virtual reality SN - 9780191725364 (ebook) : AV - PR448 U1 - 820.935509033 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Romanticism KW - Great Britain KW - English literature KW - 18th century KW - History and criticism KW - 19th century KW - Virtual reality in literature KW - Amusements KW - History N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - This title argues that modern forms of virtual reality first appear in the urban/commercial milieu of London in the late 18th and early 19th century. To establish this aetiology it maps the emergence of virtual realities in popular entertainment Enlightenment schemes for managing the real, and Romantic literature and art UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199567676.001.0001 ER -