Cognitive Poetics is a new way of thinking about literature, involving the application of cognitive linguistics and psychology to literary texts. This student-f

This student-friendly volume, written by a range of scholars from a variety of disciplines and countries, provides a set of case studies to help students unders

Cognitive poetics is a new way of thinking about literature, involving the application of cognitive linguistics and psychology to literary texts. This book is t

This is the first book to present an account of literary meaning and effects drawing on our best understanding of mind and language in the form of a Cognitive G

Provides a comprehensive view of poetry, with chapters the sound stratum of poetry; the units-of-meaning stratum; the world stratum; regulative concepts; and th