Article ID: CBB599470055

The Confessions of a Synesthetic Reader (2020)

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Synesthesia is a neuropsychological condition that causes the stimulation of one sense to evoke a sensation in another sense. One of the most common forms involves the perception of color in response to printed letters; for example, a black letter A might be perceived in the reader's mind as a red A. This essay explores the relevance of synesthesia to literary criticism by asking: What effect might perceiving the alphabet in luminous colors have on the experience of reading?

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Authors & Contributors
Koons, Benjamin Robert
Tomaiuolo, Francesco
Paxton, Amanda
Nader-Esfahani, Sanam
Cerasa, Antonio
White, Rebekah C.
Concepts
Senses and sensation; perception
Neuropsychology
Synesthesia
Color
Visual perception
Neurosciences
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
18th century
17th century
Early modern
20th century, early
Places
United States
Toronto (Ontario)
Italy
Germany
France
China
Institutions
University of Toronto
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