Between Spiritualism and Hysteria: Science and Victorian Mediumship in Michèle Roberts¿ In the Red Kitchen
The aim of this article is to propose a reading of Michèle Roberts’ neo-Victorian novel, In the Red Kitchen (1990), in the light of recent work on the relationship between mainstream science —for example, the study of nerve illnesses— and the occult sciences in the second half of the Victorian perio...
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| Fecha de publicación: | 2005 |
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| Institución: | Universidad de La Laguna (ULL) |
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| Palabra clave: | narrativa histórica contemporánea ciencia y literatura espiritismo victoriano Michèle Roberts histeria |
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| author | Arias Doblas, Rosario |
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| description | The aim of this article is to propose a reading of Michèle Roberts’ neo-Victorian novel, In the Red Kitchen (1990), in the light of recent work on the relationship between mainstream science —for example, the study of nerve illnesses— and the occult sciences in the second half of the Victorian period. This novel examines the connections between hysteria and spiritualism, as well as challenges and demystifies the scientific discourse of early psychol- ogy, thus proposing a “hysterical” narrative. Lastly, it will be argued that Roberts’ novel is part of a recent trend that can be found in neo-Victorian fiction in which nineteenth- century science and the occult interrelate. |
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| spelling | Between Spiritualism and Hysteria: Science and Victorian Mediumship in Michèle Roberts¿ In the Red Kitchen Arias Doblas, Rosario narrativa histórica contemporánea ciencia y literatura espiritismo victoriano Michèle Roberts histeria The aim of this article is to propose a reading of Michèle Roberts’ neo-Victorian novel, In the Red Kitchen (1990), in the light of recent work on the relationship between mainstream science —for example, the study of nerve illnesses— and the occult sciences in the second half of the Victorian period. This novel examines the connections between hysteria and spiritualism, as well as challenges and demystifies the scientific discourse of early psychol- ogy, thus proposing a “hysterical” narrative. Lastly, it will be argued that Roberts’ novel is part of a recent trend that can be found in neo-Victorian fiction in which nineteenth- century science and the occult interrelate. El propósito de este trabajo consiste en analizar la novela neovictoriana de Michèle Roberts, In the Red Kitchen (1990), según investigaciones recientes sobre las relaciones existentes entre el discurso de la ciencia —por ejemplo, el estudio de la histeria— y las ciencias ocultas en la segunda mitad del siglo XIX. La novela examina las conexiones entre la histeria y el espiritismo, pero también subvierte y esclarece el discurso científico de la incipiente psico- logía, proponiendo una narrativa “histérica”. Por último, se argumentará que la novela de Roberts participa en la tendencia actual de combinar los discursos científicos y pseudo- científicos del siglo XIX dentro de la narrativa neovictoriana. Universidad de La Laguna. Servicio de Publicaciones http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/18884 |
| spellingShingle | Between Spiritualism and Hysteria: Science and Victorian Mediumship in Michèle Roberts¿ In the Red Kitchen Arias Doblas, Rosario narrativa histórica contemporánea ciencia y literatura espiritismo victoriano Michèle Roberts histeria |
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| title | Between Spiritualism and Hysteria: Science and Victorian Mediumship in Michèle Roberts¿ In the Red Kitchen |
| title_full | Between Spiritualism and Hysteria: Science and Victorian Mediumship in Michèle Roberts¿ In the Red Kitchen |
| title_fullStr | Between Spiritualism and Hysteria: Science and Victorian Mediumship in Michèle Roberts¿ In the Red Kitchen |
| title_full_unstemmed | Between Spiritualism and Hysteria: Science and Victorian Mediumship in Michèle Roberts¿ In the Red Kitchen |
| title_short | Between Spiritualism and Hysteria: Science and Victorian Mediumship in Michèle Roberts¿ In the Red Kitchen |
| title_sort | Between Spiritualism and Hysteria: Science and Victorian Mediumship in Michèle Roberts¿ In the Red Kitchen |
| topic | narrativa histórica contemporánea ciencia y literatura espiritismo victoriano Michèle Roberts histeria |
| topic_facet | narrativa histórica contemporánea ciencia y literatura espiritismo victoriano Michèle Roberts histeria |
| url | http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/18884 |