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"This second, and greatly enlarged edition, containing much entirely new matter, and the original part re-modelled, and, in part, re-written, so as to place the whole subject in a clearer light, and easier to be understood: and, in furtherance of this object, several engravings have been introduced, to illustrate the physiological portion. Knowing the distaste generally felt to lengthened discussion on the abstruse subject of psychology, the writer has scarcely ventured to exceed the original limits assigned to that portion of the work; but he has chiefly enlarged the chapter on the physiology and phenomena of mesmerism, and introduced a greater variety of notes of mesmeric and psychical experience, which the reader can explain by any theory or suggestion of his own, if dissatisfied with the author's. There are many gentlemen, of high professional attainments, who are satisfied of the certainty of the main facts of mesmerism, but consider that the time is not yet ripe for theory. To such, and, indeed, to all his readers, he would say, that he is chiefly desirous that his work should be considered as a truthful narrative of facts, which may confidently be relied on"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved).

Mesmerism. --- Clairvoyance.

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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.

Mesmerism in literature.