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The Facts of the M. Vademar Case/La Verite Sur Le Cas de M. Valdemar

Autor Edgar Allan Poe
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The narrator presents the facts of the extraordinary case of Valdemar which have incited public discussion. He is interested in Mesmerism, a pseudoscience involving bringing a patient into a hypnagogic state by the influence of magnetism, a process which later developed into hypnotism. He points out that, as far as he knows, no one has ever been mesmerized at the point of death, and he is curious to see what effects mesmerism would have on a dying person. He considers experimenting on his friend Ernest Valdemar, an author whom he had previously mesmerized, and who has recently been diagnosed with phthisis (tuberculosis). Valdemar consents to the experiment and informs the narrator by letter that he will probably die in twenty-four hours. Valdemar's two physicians inform the narrator of their patient's poor condition. After confirming again that Valdemar is willing to be part of the experiment, the narrator comes back the next night with two nurses and a medical student as witnesses. Again, Valdemar insists he is willing to take part and asks the narrator to hurry, for fear he has "deferred it for too long". Valdemar is quickly mesmerized, just as the two physicians return and serve as additional witnesses. In a trance, he reports first that he is dying - then that he is dead. The narrator leaves him in a mesmeric state for seven months, checking on him daily. During this time Valdemar is without pulse, heartbeat or perceptible breathing, his skin cold and pale. Un savant raconte ce qui s'est pass lors d'une exp rience magn tique troublante. Voulant faire exp rimenter le magn tisme sur un humain l'article de la mort, il contacte un ami qui est en train de mourir d'une phtisie. Les m decins ne lui laissent qu'un jour et demi avant de mourir. Le savant veut commencer l'exp rience tout de suite mais plus personne n'est l pour l'assister. Un ancien ami, tudiant en m decine, passe l par hasard et le savant lui demande de l'aide pour noter toutes les r actions du patient (M.Valdemar). Il commence alors les "passes" pour pouvoir l'endormir. Plusieurs r actions suivent et minuit sonne. Les docteurs, une fois de retour, examinent le patient et concluent qu'il est dans un tat de magn tisation parfaite. Le professeur pose alors une question Dormez-vous Monsieur Valdemar ? au patient. Il repose cette question plusieurs fois et au bout de la troisi me ou quatri me fois Valdemar r pond Oui je dors, laissez-moi mourir . Puis, M. Valdemar dit au savant qu'il est mort. Le savant laisse alors M. Valdemar dans son tat de transe hypnotique pendant sept mois avant de se d cider arr ter l'exp rience, v rifiant quotidiennement l' tat de Valdemar et convaincu que l'exp rience maintient le patient en vie. Le savant fait plusieurs "passes" pour sortir Valdemar de son tat et la voix de M. Valdemar s' crie Mort Mort . Et c'est alors que le corps de Monsieur Valdemar s' miette, pourrit et se transforme en une d go tante masse quasi-liquide, d'une abominable putr faction.
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ISBN-13: 9781532975561
ISBN-10: 1532975562
Pagini: 42
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 3 mm
Greutate: 0.08 kg