Katherine Mansfield and Psychology

This volume explores the multiple ways in which Mansfield's fiction resonates with the landscapes opened up by both psychology and psychoanalysis. In line with the recent surge of critical interest in early psychology, the contributors read Mansfield's work alongside figures like William James and Henri Bergson, opening up new perspectives on affect in her work. While these essays trace strands within the intellectual milieu in which Mansfield came of age, others explore the intricate interplay between Mansfield's fiction and Freudian theory, seeing her work as emblematic of the uncanny doubling of modernist literature and psychoanalysis.Clare Hanson is Professor of Twentieth-Century Literature at the University of Southampton. Her current research is in literature and science; recent books include A Cultural History of Pregnancy (2004) and Eugenics, Literature and Culture in Post-war Britain (2012).Gerri Kimber is Visiting Professor in English at the University of Northampton. She is co-editor of Katherine Mansfield Studies and Chair of the Katherine Mansfield Society. She devised and is Series Editor of the four-volume Edinburgh Edition of the Collected Works of Katherine Mansfield (2012-16).Todd Martin is Professor of English at Huntington University where he teaches twentieth-century British and American Literature. He is the Membership Secretary of the Katherine Mansfield Society and co-editor of Katherine Mansfield Studies.Cover Image: J. D. Fergusson, Poise, 1916. 76.2 x 71.1 cm, oil on canvas. Private Collection. Image courtesy of The Richard Green Gallery, London © The Fergusson Gallery, Perth & Kinross Council.Cover design:[EUP logo]edinburghuniversitypress.comISBN [cover] 978-1-4744-1754-9ISBN [PPC] 978-1-4744-1753-2Barcode