Coleridge and Phrenology

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Abstract

The article discusses the early transmission of F. J. Gall's and J. G. Spurzheim's brain-based psychology in Britain, and in particular through S. T. Coleridge. The article shows how thoroughly the sage of High Gate engaged with the new theory arguing that Coleridge's ultimately rejected the theory on the grounds of Gall's and Spurzheim's compartmentalization of brain organ.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGrasmere 2011
Subtitle of host publicationSelected papers from the Wordsworth Summer Conference
EditorsRichard Gravil
PublisherHEB Humanities-Ebooks, LLP
Pages151-161
Number of pages11
ISBN (Electronic)9781847601933
ISBN (Print)9781847601926
Publication statusPublished - 2011
EventWordsworth Summer Conference 2011 - Grasmere, United Kingdom
Duration: 5 Aug 201115 Aug 2011

Conference

ConferenceWordsworth Summer Conference 2011
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityGrasmere
Period5/08/201115/08/2011

Keywords

  • Literature and Science
  • Romanticism
  • Phrenology
  • Functional localization of the brain

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