Children's Literature and the Rise of ‘Mind Cure'
Positive Thinking and Pseudo-Science at the Fin de Siècle
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Part of Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture
- Author: Anne Stiles, Saint Louis University, Missouri
- Date Published: November 2022
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108823777
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Positive thinking is good for you. You can become healthy, wealthy, and influential by using the power of your mind to attract what you desire. These kooky but commonplace ideas stem from a nineteenth-century new religious movement known as 'mind cure' or New Thought. Related to Mary Baker Eddy's Christian Science, New Thought was once a popular religious movement with hundreds of thousands of followers, and has since migrated into secular contexts such as contemporary psychotherapy, corporate culture, and entertainment. New Thought also pervades nineteenth- and early twentieth-century children's literature, including classics such as The Secret Garden, Anne of Green Gables, and A Little Princess. In this first book-length treatment of New Thought in Anglophone fiction, Anne Stiles explains how children's literature encouraged readers to accept New Thought ideas - especially psychological concepts such as the inner child - thereby ensuring the movement's survival into the present day.
Read more- First full-length treatment of New Thought in Anglophone fiction
- Presents striking new readings of literary classics such as Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess, The Turn of the Screw, The Secret Garden, Anne of Green Gables, and Herland
- Provides potential interdisciplinary crossover to both academic and non-academic fields of interest
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'This title has the potential for remarkable versatility in teaching and research … Highly recommended.' A. White, Choice
See more reviews'Stiles advances a worthwhile discussion of New Thought's relationship with nineteenth- and early twentieth-century fiction, combining close reading with religious, historical, and biographical context.' Fiona McCulloch, Victorian Studies
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- Date Published: November 2022
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108823777
- length: 270 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 14 mm
- weight: 0.398kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. The Inner Child in Frances Hodgson Burnett's Little Lord Fauntleroy and Sara Crewe
2. Fauntleroy's Ghost: New Thought in Henry James's The Turn of the Screw
3. Rewriting the Rest Cure in Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden
4. Sunshine and Shadow: New Thought in Anne of Green Gables
5. Millennial Motherhood in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's Herland Trilogy
Epilogue. The Cinematic Afterlife of New Thought Fiction.
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