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Mesmerism, Medusa, and the Muse: The Romantic Discourse of Spontaneous Creativity

by Anne DeLong

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  • 21st century
  • Language: English

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Introduction: Opium Dreams: Romantic Poetry and Spontaneous Creativity Chapter 1: Romantic Improvisation: The Discourse of Spontaneity and the Anxiety of Inspiration Chapter 2: Animal Magnetism: Mesmerism in the Shelley Circle Chapter 3: Mesmeric Muses: Galvanic Maniacs and Somnambulant Zombies Chapter 4: The Medusan Muse: Speaking Eyes and Snaking Veins Chapter 5: The Gazing Eye, the Speaking I, and the Assenting Ay Bibliography Index About the Author

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  • Mesmerism, animal magnetism, and hypnosis

    Controlled discovery queries from openalex matched “mesmerism”. Retained metadata contains “Mesmerism” in the title, “Animal magnetism” in the description, “mesmeric” in the description, and 2 additional metadata match(es).

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    • “Animal magnetism”· in description
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    • “Mesmerism”· in edition title

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2012-04-26Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology; Medical Entomology and ZoologyEnglish—Unknown

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