Shadow of a Mesmeriser
The Female Body on the "Dark" Stage
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4552976 |
|---|---|
| Authors | W D King, William King (0000-0001-7040-9133, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 189-206 |
| Publication date | 1997-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theatre Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-2882 • E-ISSN: 1086-332X |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/tj.1997.0039 |
| OpenAlex | W2030575495 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 4 |
Believing entirely in a sort of hitherto undefined, and possibly undefinable, physical influence, by which the nervous system of one person may be affected by that of another, by special exercise of will and effort, so as to produce an almost absolute temporary subserviency of the whole nature to the force by which it is acted upon, and therefore thinking it extremely possible, and not improbable, that many of the instances of mesmeric influence I have heard related had some foundation in truth, I have, nevertheless, kept entirely aloof from the whole subject, never voluntarily attended any exhibitions of such phenomena, and regarded the whole series of experiments and experiences and pretended marvels of the numerous adepts in mesmerism with contempt and disgust--contempt for the crass ignorance and glaring dishonesty involved in their practices; and disgust, because of the moral and physical mischief their absurd juggleries were likely to produce, and in many instances did produce, upon subjects as ignorant, but less dishonest, than the charlatans by whom they were duped
Absolute (philosophy · Aesthetics · Art · Contempt · Disgust · Epistemology · Ignorance · Literature · Psychoanalysis · Shadow (psychology · Subject (documents · Historical Art and Culture Studies · Literature: history, themes, analysis · Philosophy · Psychology · Renaissance and Early Modern Studies · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2015 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |