Coleridge and the nature of imagination: evolution, engagement with the world, and poetry
Auteur :
Ward, D.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781349472741
Date de publication :
1 janv. 2013
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.