Cognitive Poetics An Introduction - Peter Stockwell

A Pioneering Text In Its First Edition, This Revised Publication Of Cognitive Poetics Offers A Rigorous And Principled Approach To Literary Reading And Analysis. The Second Edition Of This Seminal Text Features: Updated Theory, Frameworks, And Examples Throughout, Including Explanations Of Literary Meaning, The Power Of Reading, Literary Force, And Emotion; Extended Examples Of Literary Texts From Old English To Contemporary Literature, Covering Genres Including Religious, Realist, Romantic, Science Fictional, And Surrealist Texts, And Encompassing Poetry, Prose, And Drama; Chapters On The Mind-modelling Of Character, The Building Of Text-worlds, The Feeling Of Immersion And Ambience, And The Resonant Power Of Emotion In Literature; Fully Updated And Accessible Accounts Of Cognitive Grammar, Deictic Shifts, Prototypicality, Conceptual Framing, And Metaphor In Literary Reading. Encouraging The Reader To Adopt A Fresh Approach To Understanding Literature And Literary Analyses, Each Chapter Introduces A Different Framework Within Cognitive Poetics And Relates It To A Literary Text.