Title: Poe, Fuller, and the mesmeric arts
Description: "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.
Subjects: Altered states of consciousness in literature, American literature, Animal magnetism in literature, History, History and criticism, Hypnotism in literature, Influence, Knowledge, Mesmerism, Mesmerism in literature, Psychology, Sleepwalking in literature, Poe, edgar allan, 1809-1849, Fuller, margaret, 1810-1850, Mesmer, franz anton, 1734-1815, American literature, history and criticism, 19th century, Knowledge and learning
Places: United States
People: Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815), Margaret Fuller (1810-1850)
Time periods: 19th century