Poe, Fuller, and the mesmeric arts : transition states in the American Renaissance /
Mills, Bruce,1958-
Columbia : University of Missouri Press,
c2006.
"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.
"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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-196) and index.
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849
Fuller, Margaret, 1810-1850
Mesmer, Franz Anton, 1734-1815
American literature
Mesmerism in literature.
Mesmerism
Altered states of consciousness in literature.
Animal magnetism in literature.
Sleepwalking in literature.
Hypnotism in literature.