Mesmerism and Hawthorne
Hawthorne, nathaniel, 1804-1864
American fiction, history and criticism, 19th century
Mesmerism
American Psychological fiction
Hypnosis
Knowledge and learning
Occultism
Knowledge
Psychology
History and criticism
History
In Mesmerism and Hawthorne, Coale examines the mesmerist-spiritualist craze and relates it specifically to the way in which Hawthorne wrote fiction. Although many critics have discussed mesmerism as a theme in Hawthorne's work, few have analyzed the use of mesmerism as an influence on the very struc…
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