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Spellbound: Studies on Mesmerism and Literature
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Spellbound: Studies on Mesmerism and Literature
Contributors:
By (Author) Maria Tatar
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
19th May 2015
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
820.9353
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
320
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
Weight:
425g
Description
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
