British Romanticism and the Science of the Mind

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The book explores the intriguing connections between British Romantic literature and early brain science, revealing how poets like Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Keats, alongside novelists such as Austen and Shelley, intersected with pioneering scientists like Erasmus Darwin and F. J. Gall. It highlights the shared intellectual and cultural landscape of the era, emphasizing the insights that contemporary neuroscience and cognitive science can provide for understanding literary and cultural history.