Title: Hysteria, hypnotism, the spirits, and pornography : fin-de-siècle cultural discourses in the decadent Rachilde /
Authors: Finn, Michael R.
Publisher: University of Delaware Press,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Rachilde, Criticism and interpretation.; Rachilde, Psychology.; Hysteria in literature.; Hypnotism in literature.; Spiritualism in literature.; Eroticism in literature.; Decadence (Literary movement); France Civilization
Contents: Rachilde, née Marguerite Eymery -- Doctors, hysteria, and degeneracy -- Magnetism and hypnotism -- Spirits and possessions -- Rachilde and the erotic literature of her time -- Writing from possession.