"Cognitive Science, Literature, and the Arts" is a student-friendly introduction to the uses of cognitive science in the study of literature, written specifically for the non-scientist. It provides a strong foundation of the basic principles of cognitive science. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: AB; DSA; DSB; JMR; PD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 521. . 2003. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Cognitive Science, Literature, and the Arts: A Guide for Humanists
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2003
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0415942446
ISBN 13: 9780415942447
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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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.

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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.

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