Poe, Fuller, and the mesmeric arts : transition states in the American Renaissance / Bruce Mills.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mills, Bruce, 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--19th century--History and criticism.

American literature.

Mesmerism in literature.

Mesmerism--United States--History--19th century.

Mesmerism.

Altered states of consciousness in literature.

Animal magnetism in literature.

Sleepwalking in literature.

Hypnotism in literature.

Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849--Knowledge--Psychology.

Poe, Edgar Allan.

Fuller, Margaret, 1810-1850--Knowledge--Psychology.

Fuller, Margaret.

Mesmer, Franz Anton, 1734-1815--Influence.

Mesmer, Franz Anton.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Examines how the writings of Edgar Allan Poe and Margaret Fuller draw from representations of and theories concerning animal magnetism, somnambulism, or hypnosis rendered in newspapers, literary and medical journals, pamphlets, and books, and also includes discussion of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Lydia Maria Child, and Walt Whitman"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction Toward an American Aesthetic

1. Charting the Mesmeric Turn

2. The Psychology of the Single Effect

3. Laws of the Heart Divine

4. Reading the Self

5. Transition States

6. Exquisite Sensibilities

Conclusion Singing the American Body Electric

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8262-6500-6

OCLC:

133164529