Coleridge and the Nature of Imagination: Evolution, Engagement with the World, and Poetry

Ward, D.

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2013-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349472741

DOI: 10.1057/9781137362629

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 264