Description
Stories can inspire love, anger, fear and nostalgia - but what is going on in our brains when this happens? And how do our minds conjure up worlds and characters from the words we read on the page?
Rapid advances in the scientific understanding of the brain have cast new light on how we engage with literature. This book - collaboratively written by an experienced neuroscientist and literary critic and writer - explores these new insights. Key concepts in neuroscience are first introduced for non-specialists and a range of literary texts by writers such as Ian McEwan, Jim Crace and E.L. Doctorow are read in light of the latest scientific thought on the workings of the mind and brain. Brain, Mind, and the Narrative Imagination demonstrates how literature taps into deep structures of memory and emotion that lie at the heart of our humanity. It will be of interest to readers of all sorts and students from both the humanities and the sciences.
Author: Christopher Comer, Ashley Taggart
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 02/25/2021
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781350127791
ISBN10: 1350127795
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Comparative Literature
- Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory
- Science | Life Sciences | Neuroscience
Rapid advances in the scientific understanding of the brain have cast new light on how we engage with literature. This book - collaboratively written by an experienced neuroscientist and literary critic and writer - explores these new insights. Key concepts in neuroscience are first introduced for non-specialists and a range of literary texts by writers such as Ian McEwan, Jim Crace and E.L. Doctorow are read in light of the latest scientific thought on the workings of the mind and brain. Brain, Mind, and the Narrative Imagination demonstrates how literature taps into deep structures of memory and emotion that lie at the heart of our humanity. It will be of interest to readers of all sorts and students from both the humanities and the sciences.
Author: Christopher Comer, Ashley Taggart
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 02/25/2021
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781350127791
ISBN10: 1350127795
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Comparative Literature
- Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory
- Science | Life Sciences | Neuroscience
About the Author
Christopher Comer is Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Montana, USA.
Ashley Taggart is Lecturer in the School of English Drama and Film at University College Dublin, Ireland.