In this paper I will explore the stereotype of the stage hypnotist in fiction literature through the analysis of the novellas Professor Fargo (1874) by Henry James (1843-1916) and Drink: A Love Story on a Great Question (1890) by Hall Caine (1853-1931). Both Professor Fargo and Drink form part of a literary subgenre referred to variously as “Hypnotic Fiction”, “Trance Gothic” or “mesmeric texts”. The objective of my research, which examines both the literary text itself and its historical and social context, is to offer new and interesting data that may contribute to the development of a poetics or theory of the literary subgenre of hypnotic fiction. In this sense, this article is an essential contribution to a broader analysis that I have been working on, focusing on highlighting the generic features of this type of literature by analysing the stereotypes of hypnotists in fiction.

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教授、骗子和招魂师：十九世纪晚期英国文学中的舞台催眠师

在本文中，我将通过分析亨利·詹姆斯（1843-1916）的中篇小说《法戈教授》（1874）和霍尔·凯恩（Hall Caine）的《饮料：关于一个大问题的爱情故事》（1890），探讨小说文学中舞台催眠师的刻板印象。 （1853-1931）。Fargo 教授和 Drink 都属于文学子流派的一部分，被称为“催眠小说”、“恍惚哥特式”或“催眠文本”。我的研究目的是检验文学文本本身及其历史和社会背景，旨在提供新的有趣的数据，这些数据可能有助于催眠小说文学子流派的诗学或理论的发展。从这个意义上说，这篇文章是对我一直在进行的更广泛分析的重要贡献，