Coleridge and the Nature of Imagination
Evolution, Engagement with the World, and Poetry
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Poetry History & Criticism, British
| Author: | D. Ward | ISBN: | 9781137362629 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | November 13, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | D. Ward |
| ISBN: | 9781137362629 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | November 13, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
Examining a range of Coleridge's writings, this book uses recent scientific research to understand how we have evolved to make mental representations of the counterfactual, how such transformative essays in Imagination have enabled humans to survive, to prosper and to express themselves in the sciences, the arts and particularly in poetry.
Examining a range of Coleridge's writings, this book uses recent scientific research to understand how we have evolved to make mental representations of the counterfactual, how such transformative essays in Imagination have enabled humans to survive, to prosper and to express themselves in the sciences, the arts and particularly in poetry.
