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I was aware that it was supposedly a drug induced state, but I don't=believe
it. The skepticism was from a good Brit. Lit. course I took, and it=makes
sense. If Shelly did write under the influence, I would pick Indian=Love
Song which is a very silly poem about a man serenading his love in h=is
nightie outside her window. You may have to be under the influence =to not
be bothered by the silliness.riginal,
The idea of problems with communication between hemispheres is not o=
but has been published in various articles over the years. I just h=ave a
good memory for this type of thing and I make obscure connections be=tween
diverse things.r
John M. Clement
Houston, TX
The poet Shelly claimed that he created the poem Kublai Khan afte=
y adreaming
> a long poem and only writing down a fragment. This is probabl=
ly notliterary
> conceit, because it is actually quite finished.
>
Samuel Taylor Cooleridge, a drug (opium?) induced sleep -- possib=
sleep, but a hypnagogic state.
http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/30.html
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/10/001013073843.htm
The above lends credence to J.C.'s theory. (I mean supposition.}
Regarding Hooke, Nauenberg is convinced of this. See:
http://physics.ucsc.edu/~michael/