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| Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Peter Stockwell |
| ISBN: | 9780203995143 0203995147 0415258944 9780415258944 0415258952 9780415258951 |
| OCLC Number: | 475958656 |
| Description: | 1 online resource (204 p.) |
| Contents: | Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Introduction: body, mind and literature; 2 Figures and grounds; 3 Prototypes and reading; 4 Cognitive deixis; 5 Cognitive grammar; 6 Scripts and schemas; 7 Discourse worlds and mental spaces; 8 Conceptual metaphor; 9 Literature as parable; 10 Text worlds; 11 The comprehension of literature; 12 The last words; Bibliography; Glossarial index. |
Abstract:
Cognitive poetics is essentially a way of thinking about literature. The reader is encouraged to re-evaluate all the categories used to understand literary reading and analysis.
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'A masterly presentation of the 'cognitive turn' in literary reading and analysis, providing a radical reevaluation of literary activity. An invaluable text and an important contribution to the emerging field of cognitive poetics as a literary science.' - Margaret H. Freeman, Los Angeles Valley College, USA; 'In this book, Peter Stockwell presents a delightful combination of theoretical enlightenment with a deep concern for practical analysis and understanding.' - Willie van Peer, Munich University, Germany Read more...
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