Dynamic Psychology in Modernist British Fiction

List of Illustrations Preface Introduction PART1: PHILOSOPHY AND PSYCHOLOGY Consciousness and Idealism The Unconscious and Romantic Philosophy Dynamic Psychologies of Self Henri Bergson: The Metaphysics of Selfhood William McDougall: The Social Psyche 'here and now' PART 2: MEDICINE, MENTAL SCIENCE, AND PSYCHICAL RESEARCH Medicine: Hysteria and Hypnosis Pierre Janet's Dynamic Psychology Medical Psychology in Britain Mental Science in Britain Psychical Research PART 3: 'A PIECE OF PSYCHO-ANALYSIS': BRITISH RESPONSES TO LATER DYNAMIC PSYCHOLOGY Introduction Pre-First World War Inter-War Years Post-War Years PART 4: MAY SINCLAIR: THE EVOLUTION OF A PSYCHOLOGICAL NOVELIST Sinclair's Psychological Artistry Selfhood and Sacrifice: Fiction 1897-1910 Sex and the Supernormal: Fiction 1911-1918 Repressions and Revolutions in Form: Fiction 1919-1922 PART 5: FROM EDWARDIAN TO GEORGIAN PSYCHICAL REALISM: BENNETT, LAWRENCE AND BERESFORD Mr. Bennett, Mrs. Brown, and 'a glimpse' at The Ghost D.H. Lawrence: Dynamic Consciousness and Allotropic States J.D. Beresford: A Case Study in Psychical Realism PART 6: 'THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE': VIRGINIA WOOLF'S RESPONSE TO DYNAMIC PSYCHOLOGY PART 7: DIVING DEEPER: DYNAMIC PSYCHOLOGY AND MODERN BRITISH LITERATURE Notes Works Cited Index