Cognitive Science, Literature, and the Arts

Patrick Colm Hogan

ISBN 10: 0415942454 / ISBN 13: 9780415942454

Edité par Routledge (edition 1), 2003

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Synopsis :

The rise cognitive science has been one of the most important intellectual developments of recent years, stimulating new approaches to everything from philosophy to film studies. This is an introduction to what cognitive science has to offer the humanities and particularly the study of literature. Hogan suggests how the human brain works and makes us feel in response to literature. He walks the reader through all of the major theories of cognitive science that are important for the humanities in order to understand the production and reception of literature.

À propos de l?auteur:

Patrick Colm Hogan is Professor of English and Comparative literature at the University of Connecticut.His many books include The Culture of Conformism, PhilosophicalApproaches to the Study of Literature, Colonialism andCultural Identity, and The Politics of Interpretation.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Cognitive Science, Literature, and the Arts
Éditeur : Routledge (edition 1)
Date d'édition : 2003
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Very Good
Edition : 1.