Spellbound: Studies on Mesmerism and Literature

Spellbound: Studies on Mesmerism and Literature Franz Anton Mesmers 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 Autor: Maria Tatar Wydawnictwo: Princeton University Press Rok wydania: 2016 Okładka: twarda Liczba stron: 320 Wymiary: 24.4 x 16.4 x 2.3 cm Język: angielski ISBN: 9780691634401