The Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Literary Studies

The Oxford handbook of cognitive literary studies' applies developments in cognitive science to a wide range of literary texts that span multiple historical periods and numerous national literary traditions. The volume is divided into five parts: Narrative, History, Imagination; Emotions and Empathy; The New Unconscious; Empirical and Qualitative Studies of Literature; and Cognitive Theory and Literary Experience. Most notably, the volume features case studies representing not just North American and British literary traditions, but also Argentinian, Chinese, Colombian, Dominican, German, French, Indian, Mexican, Polish, Puerto Rican, Russian, South African, and Spanish. Moreover, the volume will cover a variety of periods (e.g.,0.