Spellbound : : Studies on Mesmerism and Literature / / Maria Tatar.
Franz Anton Mesmer's concept of animal magnetism exercised a profound influence on key European and American thinkers. Mesmer, who saw in his discovery the secret of health, had hoped to recover the harmony between man and nature by harnessing the power of magnetic fluids. In calling attention...
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Tatar, Maria, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Spellbound : Studies on Mesmerism and Literature / Maria Tatar. Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015] ©1978 1 online resource (320 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Princeton Legacy Library ; 1573 Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- 1. From Mesmer to Freud: Animal Magnetism, Hypnosis, and Suggestion -- 2. Salvation by Electricity: Science, Poetry, and "Naturphilosophie" -- 3. Thunder, Lightning, and Electricity: Moments of Recognition in Heinrich von Kleist's Dramas -- 4. Blindness and Insight: Visionary Experience in the Tales of E.T.A. Hoffmann -- 5. The Metaphysics of the Will: Voyeurs and Visionaries in Balzac's "Comédie humaine" -- 6. Masters and Slaves: The Creative Process in Hawthorne's Fiction -- 7. From Science Fiction to Psychoanalysis: Henry James's "Bostonians," D. H. Lawrence's "Women in Love," and Thomas Mann's "Mario and the Magician" -- Appendix. Mesmer's Propositions -- Index -- Backmatter restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Franz Anton Mesmer's concept of animal magnetism exercised a profound influence on key European and American thinkers. Mesmer, who saw in his discovery the secret of health, had hoped to recover the harmony between man and nature by harnessing the power of magnetic fluids. In calling attention to the existence of a second self that surfaces in the hypnotic trance, Mesmer made his real contribution and took the first, decisive steps on the road leading to the unconscious. While most critical studies of mesmerism originate in the history of science or medicine, Maria Tatar's book takes a fresh approach by tracing the impact of mesmerism on literature. The author launches her account with a portrait of Mesmer and places his views in the context of eighteenth-century thought. She then explores the significance of Mesmer's ideas and studies their influence on nineteenth-century German, French, and American writers. In conclusion, she examines the ways in which modern authors absorbed and reshaped the mesmerist legacy bequeathed to them by earlier generations. Whether discussing the electrical energy vibrating through Kleist's dramas, the electrical heat radiating from Hoffmann's figures, the streams of magnetic fluid coursing through Balzac's novels, or the magnetic chain of humanity linking Hawthorne's characters, Professor Tatar recaptures the meaning of ideas, motifs, and metaphors often overlooked by literary critics. Her study illuminates, in a remarkable way, the subtle connections between science, psychology, and literature.Originally published in 1978.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) Arts, Modern Psychological aspects. Mesmerism in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM / General. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979 9783110426847 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package Literature 9783110413533 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999 9783110442496 print 9780691605432 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400871377 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400871377 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400871377.jpg |
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