Toward a Cognitive Theory of Narrative Acts (Cognitive Approaches to Literature and Culture)

Toward a Cognitive Theory of Narrative Acts brings together in one volume cutting-edge research that turns to recent findings in cognitive and neurobiological sciences, psychology, linguistics, philosophy, and evolutionary biology, among other disciplines, to explore and understand more deeply various cultural phenomena, including art, music, literature, and film. The essays fulfilling this task for the general reader as well as the specialist are written by renowned authors H. Porter Abbott, Patrick Colm Hogan, Suzanne Keen, Herbert Lindenberger, Lisa Zunshine, Katja Mellman, Lalita Pandit Hogan, Klarina Priborkin, Javier Guti?rrez-Rexach, Ellen Spolsky, and Richard Walsh. Among the works analyzed are plays by Samuel Beckett, novels by Maxine Hong Kingston, music compositions by Igor Stravinsky, art by Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin, and films by Michael Haneke. Each of the essays shows in a systematic, clear, and precise way how music, art, literature, and film work in and of themselves and also how they are interconnected. Finally, while each of the essays is unique in style and methodological approach, together they show the way toward a unified knowledge of artistic creativity. Toward a Cognitive Theory of Narrative Acts brings together in one volume cutting-edge research that turns to recent findings in cognitive and neurobiological sciences, psychology, linguistics, philosophy, and evolutionary biology, among other disciplines, to explore and understand more deeply various cultural phenomena, including art, music, literature, and film. The essays fulfilling this task for the general reader as well as the specialist are written by renowned authors H. Porter Abbott, Patrick Colm Hogan, Suzanne Keen, Herbert Lindenberger, Lisa Zunshine, Katja Mellman, Lalita Pandit Hogan, Klarina Priborkin, Javier Gutiérrez-Rexach, Ellen Spolsky, and Richard Walsh. Among the works analyzed are plays by Samuel Beckett, novels by Maxine Hong Kingston, music compositions by Igor Stravinsky, art by Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin, and films by Michael Haneke. Each of the essays shows in a systematic, clear, and precise way how music, art, literature, and film work in and of themselves and also how they are interconnected. Finally, while each of the essays is unique in style and methodological approach, together they show the way toward a unified knowledge of artistic creativity. Toward a Cognitive Theory of Narrative Acts brings together in one volume cutting-edge research that turns to recent findings in cognitive and neurobiological sciences, psychology, linguistics, philosophy, and evolutionary biology, among other disciplines, to explore and understand more deeply various cultural phenomena, including art, music, literature, and film. The essays fulfilling this task for the general reader as well as the specialist are written by renowned authors H. Porter Abbott, Patrick Colm Hogan, Suzanne Keen, Herbert Lindenberger, Lisa Zunshine, Katja Mellman, Lalita Pandit Hogan, Klarina Priborkin, Javier Gut irrez-Rexach, Ellen Spolsky, and Richard Walsh. Among the works analyzed are plays by Samuel Beckett, novels by Maxine Hong Kingston, music compositions by Igor Stravinsky, art by Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin, and films by Michael Haneke. Each of the essays shows in a systematic, clear, and precise way how music, art, literature, and film work in and of themselves and also how they are interconnected. Finally, while each of the essays is unique in style and methodological approach, together they show the way toward a unified knowledge of artistic creativity Arts In The Brain; Or, What Might Neuroscience Tell Us? / Herbert Lindenberger -- Narrative As Nourishment / Ellen Spolsky -- Narrative Empathy / Suzanne Keen -- The Biolinguistic Turn: Toward A New Semiotics Of Film / Javier Gutiŕrez-rexach -- Voice And Perception: An Evolutionary Approach To The Basic Function Of Narrative / Katja Mellmann -- Dreaming And Narrative Theory / Richard Walsh -- Cross-cultural Mind-reading; Or, Coming To Terms With The Ethnic Mother In Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior / Klarina Priborkin -- Theory Of Mind And Michael Fried's Absorption And Theatricality: Notes Toward Cognitive Historicism / Lisa Zunshine -- Garden Paths And Ineffable Effects: Abandoning Representation In Literature And Film / H. Porter Abbott -- Consciousness, Ethics, And Narrative: Reading Literature In An Age Of Torture / Patrick Colm Hogan -- Prophesying With Accents Terrible: Emotion And Appraisal In Macbeth / Lalita Pandit Hogan. Edited By Frederick Luis Aldama. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Arts in the brain; or, What might neuroscience tell us? / Herbert Lindenberger Narrative as nourishment / Ellen Spolsky Narrative empathy / Suzanne Keen The biolinguistic turn: toward a new semiotics of film / Javier Gutiérrez-Rexach Voice and perception: an evolutionary approach to the basic function of narrative / Katja Mellmann Dreaming and narrative theory / Richard Walsh Cross-cultural mind-reading; or, Coming to terms with the ethnic mother in Maxine Hong Kingston's The woman warrior / Klarina Priborkin Theory of mind and Michael Fried's absorption and theatricality: notes toward cognitive historicism / Lisa Zunshine Garden paths and ineffable effects: abandoning representation in literature and film / H. Porter Abbott Consciousness, ethics, and narrative: reading literature in an age of torture / Patrick Colm Hogan Prophesying with accents terrible: emotion and appraisal in Macbeth / Lalita Pandit Hogan. Noted scholars analyze a variety of creative works-plays by Samuel Beckett, novels by Maxine Hong Kingston, music compositions by Igor Stravinsky, art by Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin, and films by Michael Haneke- to offer a unified knowledge of artistic creativity.