Victorian literary mesmerism /:

Victorian Literary Mesmerism examines the engagement between literatureand mesmerism in Victorian writing. Drawing on recent trends ininterdisciplinary literary scholarship the essays collected here investigatethe complex connections between scientific mesmerism, its manifestationsin the Victorian s...

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Weitere Verfasser: Willis, Martin, 1971-, Wynne, Catherine, 1971-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2006.
Schriftenreihe:Costerus ; new ser., v. 160.
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Zusammenfassung:Victorian Literary Mesmerism examines the engagement between literatureand mesmerism in Victorian writing. Drawing on recent trends ininterdisciplinary literary scholarship the essays collected here investigatethe complex connections between scientific mesmerism, its manifestationsin the Victorian social and cultural world, and the literary imagination. Here, for the first time, the varied themes and contexts shaped by mesmericpractices are brought together in one volume. Mesmerism's influence onphrenology, medicine and mental health; its interaction with the occult andwith communication techno.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (273 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-265) and index.
ISBN:9781429468077
1429468076
9042020083
9789042020085
9789401203012
9401203016
ISSN:0165-9618 ;

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