wilhelm von humboldt used the term stream of consciousness for the first time.
wilhelm von humboldt used the term stream of consciousness for the first time.
who used the term stream of consciousness for the first time?
wilhelm von humboldt
in literary criticism, stream of consciousness is a narrative mode or method that attempts "to depict the multitudinous thoughts and feelings which pass through the mind" of a narrator. the term was coined by alexander bain in 1855 in the first edition of "the senses and the intellect", when he wrote, "the concurrence of sensations in one common stream of consciousness (on the same cerebral highway) enables those of different senses to be associated as readily as the sensations of the same sense" (p. 359). but it is commonly credited to william james who used it in 1890 in his "the principles of psychology". in 1918 the novelist may sinclair (1863–1946) first applied the term stream of consciousness, in a literary context, when discussing dorothy richardson's (1873–1957) novels. "pointed roofs" (1915), the first work in richardson's series of 13 semi-autobiographical novels titled "pilgrimage", is the first complete stream of consciousness novel published in english. however, in 1934, richardson comments that "proust, james joyce, virginia woolf & d.r. ... were all using 'the new method', though very differently, simultaneously". there were, however, many earlier precursors and the technique is still used by contemporary writers.
stream of consciousness
paul shyre









































paul shyre (8 march 1926–19 november 1989) was an american director and playwright who won a tony and an emmy. he is noted for the plays "hizzoner", "will rogers' usa" and "the president is dead".









































shyre graduated from the university of florida and the american academy of dramatic arts. he was a professor of theater arts at cornell university.
paul shyre