Thesis
‘More than a figment of scientific fancy’: Dreams and visions in Victorian psychology and fantastic literature, 1858-1900
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This thesis investigates the emergence of the Victorian fantastic dream vision and the discipline of psychology as sister phenomena. It explores the interconnections of the two fields through the work of author-scientists George MacDonald, Lewis Carroll, and Charles Kingsley and their literary portrayal of visions experienced in dream, illness and near death.
Through substantial archival research, this thesis reconstructs these authors’ scientific biographies, particularly MacDon...
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+ Shuttleworth, S
Institution:
University of Oxford
Oxford college:
St Anne's College
Role:
Supervisor
+ Ratcliffe, S
Institution:
University of Oxford
Oxford college:
Lady Margaret Hall
Role:
Supervisor
+ Willis, M
Department:
Cardiff University
Role:
Examiner
+ Whitworth, M
Institution:
University of Oxford
Oxford college:
Merton College
Role:
Examiner
Funding
Senior Hulme Scholarship
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- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
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- Language:
- English
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- Deposit date:
- 2020-02-23
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- Copyright holder:
- Kohlt, FE
- Copyright date:
- 2019
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