Neill, Anna, 1965-

Primitive Minds : Evolution and Spiritual Experience in the Victorian Novel / Anna Neill. - 1 online resource (264 pages). - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Evolution and the dreamy mind -- Charlotte Brontë's hypochondriacal heroines -- Spirits and seizures in Bleak House and Our mutual friend -- Suspended animation and second sight : Daniel Deronda and Silas Marner -- Dreamy intuition and detective genius : Ezra Jennings and Sherlock Holmes -- The end of the novel : naturalism and reverie in Tess of the d'Urbervilles and The return of the native.

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Spiritualism in literature.
Realism in literature.
Psychology in literature.
Psychology and literature.
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English literature.
English fiction.
Roman anglais--Histoire et critique.--19e siecle
Litterature anglaise--Histoire et critique.--19e siecle
Spiritisme dans la litterature.
Psychologie dans la litterature.
Psychologie et litterature.
Realisme dans la litterature.
Litterature et sciences.
English fiction--History and criticism.--19th century
English literature--History and criticism.--19th century
Spiritualism in literature.
Psychology in literature.
Psychology and literature.
Realism in literature.
Literature and science.


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