In which capter of Biographia Lieraria, Coleridge make a distinction between fancy and imagination ?
Correct answer: D. 13
- A. 14
- B. 15
- C. 12
- D. 13
Explanation
Coleridge develops his famous distinction between fancy and imagination in Chapter 13 of Biographia Literaria. Fancy merely rearranges existing images, whereas imagination creatively unifies them.
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