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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Autor: Arias Doblas, Rosario
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:España
Institución:Universidad de La Laguna (ULL)
Repositorio:RIULL. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna
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Palabra clave:narrativa histórica contemporánea
ciencia y literatura
espiritismo victoriano
Michèle Roberts
histeria
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spelling Between Spiritualism and Hysteria: Science and Victorian Mediumship in Michèle Roberts¿ In the Red KitchenArias Doblas, Rosarionarrativa histórica contemporáneaciencia y literaturaespiritismo victorianoMichèle RobertshisteriaThe 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 Publicaciones202020202005info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/18884reponame:RIULL. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de La Lagunainstname:Universidad de La Laguna (ULL)InglésRevista Canaria de Estudios Ingleses Año 2005, n. 50, pp.161-180;Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:riull.ull.es:915/188842026-06-22T13:13:57Z
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title Between Spiritualism and Hysteria: Science and Victorian Mediumship in Michèle Roberts¿ In the Red Kitchen
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
title_short 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_sort Between Spiritualism and Hysteria: Science and Victorian Mediumship in Michèle Roberts¿ In the Red Kitchen
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Arias Doblas, Rosario
author Arias Doblas, Rosario
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv narrativa histórica contemporánea
ciencia y literatura
espiritismo victoriano
Michèle Roberts
histeria
topic narrativa histórica contemporánea
ciencia y literatura
espiritismo victoriano
Michèle Roberts
histeria
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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