Cognitive Poetics in PracticeJoanna Gavins, Gerard Steen Cognitive Poetics is a new way of thinking about literature, involving the application of cognitive linguistics and psychology to literary texts. This student-friendly book provides a set of case studies to help students understand the theory and master the practice of cognitive poetics in analysis. Written by a range of well-known scholars from a variety of disciplines and countries, Cognitive Poetics in Practice offers students a unique insight into this exciting subject. In each chapter, contributors present a practical application of the methods and techniques of cognitive poetics, to a range of texts, from Wilfred Owen to Roald Dahl. The editors' general introduction provides an overview of the field, and each chapter begins with an editors' introduction to set the chapter in context. Specifically designed sections suggesting further activities for students are also provided at the end of each case study. Cognitive Poetics in Practice can be used on its own or as a companion volume to Peter Stockwell's Cognitive Poetics: An Introduction. This book is critical reading for students on courses in cognitive poetics, stylistics and literary linguistics and will be of interest to all those involved in literary studies, critical theory and linguistics. |
Contents
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Surreal figures | 13 |
the edges of figures | 20 |
Prototypes in dynamic meaning construal | 27 |
Prototypes as scripts in text understanding | 33 |
adventures in space and time | 41 |
Further activities | 54 |
Concluding discussion | 63 |
Mental space theory and A very short story | 89 |
Further activities | 98 |
Literature as parable | 115 |
Too much blague? An exploration of the text worlds | 129 |
a cognitive poetic analysis of twists | 145 |
the future of cognitive poetics | 161 |
Emotions rasas and the personal | 167 |
References | 175 |
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abstract action activities analysis attractors Barthelme's basic blending causal chapter characters cognitive grammar cognitive linguistics cognitive poetics cognitive psychology cognitive science conceptual metaphors construction context deictic deixis Dillard's discourse discussed dream Emmott emotions epistemic modal example excerpt Fauconnier 1997 fiction figure and ground function genre grammar Hospital Barge input spaces interpretation knowledge Lakoff Langacker language literary texts literature love scenario love story mass noun meaning mental representations mental space theory mind narrative notion nouns novel Oatley objects Owen's parable particular perception perspective plot reversals poem poetry possible worlds theory profiles projected frame prototypes psychology readers reading refer relation Roald Dahl role scene semantic Semino sense sentence short story situation Snow White sonnet spatial specific structure stylistic suggests surrealist text actual world text types Text World Theory textual tion tive trajector understanding verbs Wilfred Owen Wish world words