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Mark Twain, Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, and the Head Readers - Literature, Humor, and Faddish Phrenology (Hardcover)
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Mark Twain, Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, and the Head Readers - Literature, Humor, and Faddish Phrenology (Hardcover)
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Having a phrenological 'head reading' was one of the most
significant fads of the nineteenth century - a means for better
knowing oneself and a guide for self-improvement. Samuel Clemens
(Mark Twain) had a lifelong yet long overlooked interest in
phrenology, the pseudoscience claiming to correlate skull features
with specialized brain areas and higher mental traits. Twain's
books are laced with phrenological terms and concepts, and he
lampooned the head readers in Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. He
was influenced by Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, who also used his
humor to assail head readers and educate the public. Finger shows
that both humorists accepted certain features of phrenology, but
not their skull-based ideas. By examining a fascinating topic at
the intersection of literature and the history of neuroscience,
this engaging study will appeal to readers interested in
phrenology, science, medicine, American history, and the lives and
works of Twain and Holmes.
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