Mesmerism, Medusa, and the muse : the Romantic discourse of spontaneous creativity /

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Mesmerism, Medusa, and the Muse: The Romantic Discourse of Spontaneous Creativity explores the connections among the Romantic discourse of spontaneous literary creativity, the nineteenth-century cultural practice of mesmerism, and the mythical Medusa. This analysis of Medusan mesmerism in the works...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: DeLong, Anne
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Lexington Books, ©2012.
Temas:
Medusa > (Gorgon) > In literature.
Medusa > (Gorgon)
1800-1899
English literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Mesmerism in literature.
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Romanticism > Great Britain.
Littérature anglaise > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Mesmérisme dans la littérature.
Romantisme > Grande-Bretagne.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Literature
English literature
Medusa (Greek mythology) in literature
Mesmerism in literature
Romanticism
Great Britain
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • MESMERISM, MEDUSA, AND THE MUSE; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction Opium Dreams: Romantic Poetry and Spontaneous Creativity; Chapter One Romantic Improvisation: The Discourse of Spontaneity and the Anxiety of Inspiration; Chapter Two Animal Magnetism: Mesmerism in the Shelley Circle; Chapter Three Mesmeric Muses: Galvanic Maniacs and Somnambulant Zombies; Chapter Four The Medusan Muse: Speaking Eyes and Snaking Veins; Chapter Five The Gazing Eye, the Speaking I, and the Assenting Ay; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.

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