“Mesmeric Revelation”
Art as Hypnosis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20249242 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zane Gillespie (First United Methodist Church, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 236-249 |
| Publication date | 2015-06-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Humanities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2076-0787 • E-ISSN: 2076-0787 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/h4020236 |
| OpenAlex | W1523922728 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 12 |
This article explores the relationship between percipient and the narrative purpose in Poe’s “Mesmeric Revelation”, arguing ultimately that the various questions raised by this relationship have a great deal in common with altered-state theories of hypnosis. It challenges predictable interpretations of this short story in an effort to open up a new avenue for exploring not only the art of fiction, but, by logical extension, all other branches of creative activity as well. Primary emphasis is given to the nature of the percipient's reduced peripheral awareness as (s)he appreciates a work of art, in this case, “Mesmeric Revelation”, and how, according to Poe’s “The Philosophy of Composition”, the cultivation of this focused attention lies at the heart of the most effective artistic products
Aesthetics · Art · Epistemology · Hypnosis · Literature · Narrative · Revelation · Computer Science · Jungian Analytical Psychology · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Medicine · Pain Management and Placebo Effect · Philosophy · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |